Color
#a9d256
#a9d256rgb(169, 210, 86)hsl(80, 58%, 58%)oklch(0.809 0.158 125.2)Colors that go with #a9d256
Charcoal, Deep Sky Blue and Plum 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 #a9d256: 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 #a9d256 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Plum #dda0dd
complementaryshippedPlum sits directly opposite #a9d256 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #a9d256 in 7 real palettes, including Wise's brand system and Diner, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #a9d256 in 4 real palettes, including 7-Eleven's brand system and Forest Floor, as the supporting colour.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #a9d256 in 4 real palettes, including Citrus Grove and Learning App, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #a9d256: 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 #a9d256: 4 real palettes, including Miro's brand system and Star Wars's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #a9d256
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #a9d256 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.74:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 12.04:1 | 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 #a9d256 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 #a9d256 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/a9d256-b1bea2-4e64df-232d1f-f1f0e9?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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