Exploring the Color #9CC16E

#9CC16E sits at 87° on the color wheel, placing it in the chartreuse family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 40% saturation and 59% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 156, 193, 110 produces a 10.27:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #9CC16E is a distant relative of CSS yellow-green — about 61 units away from #9ACD32. Designers reach for chartreuse hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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