Exploring the Color #A6DA6A

#A6DA6A sits at 88° on the color wheel, placing it in the chartreuse family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 60% saturation and 64% 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 166, 218, 106 produces a 12.86:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #A6DA6A is a clear variant of CSS yellow-green — about 59 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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