Color
#c9fa7a
#c9fa7argb(201, 250, 122)hsl(83, 93%, 73%)oklch(0.925 0.165 126.7)Colors that go with #c9fa7a
Plum, Blue and Charcoal 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.
Plum #dda0dd
complementaryshippedPlum sits directly opposite #c9fa7a 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 Snapchat's brand system put Blue beside #c9fa7a, as the supporting colour.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #c9fa7a: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #c9fa7a in 6 real palettes, including Wise's brand system and Ferrari's brand system, as the accent.
Red #ff0000
shippedRed is paired with #c9fa7a in 5 real palettes, including Wise's brand system and Heineken's brand system, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #c9fa7a in 9 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Calvin Klein's brand system, as the text colour against it.
Tomato #ff6347
shipped4 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Night Market put Tomato beside #c9fa7a, as the lead colour.
Violet #ee82ee
split-complementshippedViolet is a split-complement of #c9fa7a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Real palettes that use #c9fa7a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #c9fa7a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.2:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 17.44:1 | 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 #c9fa7a as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#c9fa7a 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 #c9fa7a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/c9fa7a-b0bea2-4e5ddf-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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