Color
#a9d142
#a9d142rgb(169, 209, 66)hsl(77, 61%, 54%)oklch(0.805 0.172 123.8)Colors that go with #a9d142
Charcoal, Deep Sky Blue and Cornflower 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 #a9d142: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
triadicshippedDeep Sky Blue completes a triad with #a9d142 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
split-complementshippedCornflower Blue is a split-complement of #a9d142: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #a9d142 in 6 real palettes, including Wise's brand system and Tabloid, as the accent.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #a9d142 in 4 real palettes, including Citrus Grove and Learning App, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #a9d142: 6 real palettes, including Wikipedia's brand system and Walmart's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #a9d142: 4 real palettes, including Miro's brand system and Playground, as the accent.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #a9d142 in 5 real palettes, including Binance's brand system and Prime Video's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #a9d142
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #a9d142 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.77:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 11.89:1 | 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 #a9d142 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 #a9d142 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/a9d142-b3bea2-4e6bdf-232d1f-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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