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#AED499

#aed499 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aed499 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 83.14% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.83% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 98.64°, with 40.69% saturation and 71.57% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5839

Complementary

  1. #aed499
  2. #bf99d4

Split complementary

  1. #aed499
  2. #a299d4
  3. #d499cc

Analogous

  1. #ccd499
  2. #aed499
  3. #99d4a2

Triadic

  1. #aed499
  2. #99aed4
  3. #d499ae

Tetradic

  1. #aed499
  2. #99d4bf
  3. #bf99d4
  4. #d499ae

Square

  1. #aed499
  2. #99ccd4
  3. #bf99d4
  4. #d4a299

Monochromatic

  1. #5e953f
  2. #83bd63
  3. #aed499
  4. #d9ebcf
  5. #f4f9f1

Shades

#aed499 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed499
  2. #9dbf8a
  3. #8baa7a
  4. #7a946b
  5. #687f5c
  6. #576a4d
  7. #46553d
  8. #34402e
  9. #232a1f
  10. #11150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed499 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed499
  2. #b6d8a3
  3. #beddad
  4. #c6e1b8
  5. #cee5c2
  6. #d7eacc
  7. #dfeed6
  8. #e7f2e0
  9. #eff6eb
  10. #f7fbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed499 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed499
  2. #a9cc97
  3. #a5c394
  4. #a0bb92
  5. #9cb28f
  6. #97aa8d
  7. #92a28a
  8. #8e9988
  9. #899185
  10. #858883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfcdb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9cb95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c89c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aecfc4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9cf97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5cd9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aed1b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed499 {
  color: #aed499;
}
Background
.bg-aed499 {
  background-color: #aed499;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed499 {
  border: 2px solid #aed499;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed499;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 212 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 41% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed499 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed499, #99d4a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed499 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 212 153 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.75 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.88 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.73 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.43 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.45 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.66 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.50 #512b66 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#aed499  rgb(174, 212, 153)  hsl(99, 41%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple
#bf99d4  rgb(191, 153, 212)  hsl(279, 41%, 72%)  Wisteria
#99aed4  rgb(153, 174, 212)  hsl(219, 41%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d499ae  rgb(212, 153, 174)  hsl(339, 41%, 72%)  Puce