Color
#9cd157
#9cd157rgb(156, 209, 87)hsl(86, 57%, 58%)oklch(0.799 0.162 129.2)Colors that go with #9cd157
Charcoal, Plum and Deep Sky 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #9cd157: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Plum #dda0dd
complementaryshippedPlum sits directly opposite #9cd157 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
triadicshippedDeep Sky Blue completes a triad with #9cd157 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #9cd157 in 11 real palettes, including Citrus Grove and Meadow, as the text colour against it.
Lilac #c8a2c8
split-complementshippedLilac is a split-complement of #9cd157: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue #0000ff
shipped3 real palettes, including MongoDB's brand system and Unity's brand system put Blue beside #9cd157, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #9cd157 in 3 real palettes, including 7-Eleven's brand system and Undergrowth, as the supporting colour.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #9cd157 in 3 real palettes, including Citrus Grove and Learning App, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #9cd157
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #9cd157 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.8:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 11.67:1 | 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 #9cd157 as the background.
Brands using this color
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 #9cd157 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/9cd157-afbea2-4e56df-212d1f-f1f1e9?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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