Laurel Green (#A9BA9D)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.06:1 — vs black: 10.20:1

Color values

  • HEX #A9BA9D
  • RGB rgb(169, 186, 157)
  • HSL hsl(95, 17%, 67%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 9, 0, 16, 27 )
  • Websafe #99CC99

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9BA9D based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Laurel Green
#A9BA9D Base
#AE9DBA
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Laurel Green
#A9BA9D Base
#B8BA9D
#9DBA9F
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Laurel Green
#A9BA9D Base
#9DA9BA
#BA9DA9
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Laurel Green
#A9BA9D Base
#9F9DBA
#BA9DB8
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Laurel Green
#A9BA9D Base
#9DB8BA
#AE9DBA
#BA9F9D
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Laurel Green
#A9BA9D Base
#5C6F4F
#829A70
#94A985
#BECBB5
#D0DACA
#F2F4F0
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Laurel Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0C0F0B
#2B3425
#4A593F
#697F59
#88A078
Laurel Green #A9BA9D Base
#B8C6AE
#C6D1BE
#D5DDCF
#E3E9DF
#F2F4F0
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #A9BA9D. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #A9BA9D;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #A9BA9D;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #A9BA9D;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #A9BA9D,
        #AE9DBA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #A9BA9D,
        #AE9DBA
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$laurel-green: #A9BA9D;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$laurel-green-r: 169;
$laurel-green-g: 186;
$laurel-green-b: 157;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $laurel-green;
    color: rgba($laurel-green-r, $laurel-green-g, $laurel-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Laurel Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #A9BA9D How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B5B59D Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #B8B89D Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #ADB7B7 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B5B5B5 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Laurel Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Laurel Green #A9BA9D Base
Cambridge Blue #A3C1AD ΔE 5.27
Dark Sea Green #8FBC8F ΔE 7.72
Ash Grey #B2BEB5 ΔE 7.90
Eton Blue #96C8A2 ΔE 8.31

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.