Color
#c9f17e
#c9f17ergb(201, 241, 126)hsl(81, 80%, 72%)oklch(0.905 0.149 125.1)Colors that go with #c9f17e
Charcoal, Lilac 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #c9f17e: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Lilac #c8a2c8
complementaryshippedLilac sits directly opposite #c9f17e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Robinhood's brand system and Bumble's brand system put Blue beside #c9f17e, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #c9f17e in 8 real palettes, including Wise's brand system and Lay's's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #c9f17e: 5 real palettes, including FIFA's brand system and Ikea's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Red #ff0000
shippedRed is paired with #c9f17e in 5 real palettes, including Wise's brand system and Paddle's brand system, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #c9f17e in 13 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Macaron, as the text colour against it.
Tomato #ff6347
shipped4 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Night Market put Tomato beside #c9f17e, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #c9f17e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #c9f17e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.28:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 16.37:1 | 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 #c9f17e as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#c9f17e reads as vivid, light, clean. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
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 #c9f17e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/c9f17e-b1bea2-4e62df-222d1f-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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