#A9F971Lima (#A9F971) is a very light, saturated green with an OKLCH hue of 134°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.187. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #A9F971 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 249, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(95, 92%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(95, 55%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32%, 0%, 55%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.5 -46.9 56.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.902 0.187 134) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lima shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b7f365 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#b3fa6c — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#a9f971 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a8fa73 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Lima in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.27:1 and against black 16.48:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a9f971 · #96e260 · #74b841 · #538f1f · #366800 · #204200
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a9f971 · #c1da38 · #cdbb00 · #ce9d00 · #ca8000 · #c1640f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a9f971 · #71d2c7 · #74b444 · #00958a · #3d7400 · #00544e
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#a9f971 · #adc49f · #ac5ad1 · #3f6524 · #254508 · #122602
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#a9f971 · #c8bdce · #7e8d76 · #564e5a · #18260f · #020004
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f6eff9 · #cdc5d2 · #a198a6 · #281d2e · #07010b · #a9f971
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#a9f971 · #d9c9a6 · #ee37e7 · #4c6c54 · #35345a · #1f050c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#a9f971 · #e9c0b4 · #898eba · #a755a5 · #31324c · #100e03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#a9f971 · #a9c4e6 · #3f89df · #9a0032 · #460011 · #00051a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#a9f971 · #9bcadd · #0096bc · #751f97 · #3d1100 · #04000a
#B4FA85 · #BEFB98 · #C9FCA9 · #D3FDBA · #DDFDCA
#85CC51 · #62A130 · #417908 · #285000 · #122B00
#B6F48D · #C1EFA6 · #CCE9BC
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.