Color
#9bbf31
#9bbf31rgb(155, 191, 49)hsl(75, 59%, 47%)oklch(0.753 0.167 123.1)Colors that go with #9bbf31
Taupe, Plum and Blue lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #9bbf31 in 10 real palettes, including Citrus Grove and Meadow, as the text colour against it.
Plum #dda0dd
complementaryPlum sits directly opposite #9bbf31 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped3 real palettes, including Spotify's brand system and Unity's brand system put Blue beside #9bbf31, as the accent.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #9bbf31: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
split-complementshippedCornflower Blue is a split-complement of #9bbf31: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #9bbf31 in 3 real palettes, including Undergrowth and Forest Floor, as the supporting colour.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #9bbf31 in 3 real palettes, including Citrus Grove and Learning App, as the lead colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #9bbf31: 3 real palettes, including Playground and Unity's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #9bbf31
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #9bbf31 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.12:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 9.89:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #9bbf31 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #9bbf31 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/9bbf31-b4bea2-4e70df-242d1f-f1efe9?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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