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#AED68F

#aed68f ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aed68f is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 83.92% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.18% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 93.8°, with 46.41% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5907

Complementary

  1. #aed68f
  2. #b78fd6

Split complementary

  1. #aed68f
  2. #938fd6
  3. #d68fd2

Analogous

  1. #d2d68f
  2. #aed68f
  3. #8fd693

Triadic

  1. #aed68f
  2. #8faed6
  3. #d68fae

Tetradic

  1. #aed68f
  2. #8fd6b7
  3. #b78fd6
  4. #d68fae

Square

  1. #aed68f
  2. #8fd2d6
  3. #b78fd6
  4. #d6938f

Monochromatic

  1. #609537
  2. #86c257
  3. #aed68f
  4. #d7ebc7
  5. #f4faf0

Shades

#aed68f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed68f
  2. #9dc181
  3. #8bab72
  4. #7a9664
  5. #688056
  6. #576b48
  7. #465639
  8. #34402b
  9. #232b1d
  10. #11150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed68f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed68f
  2. #b6da9a
  3. #bedea5
  4. #c6e2b1
  5. #cee6bc
  6. #d7ebc7
  7. #dfefd2
  8. #e7f3dd
  9. #eff7e9
  10. #f7fbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed68f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed68f
  2. #a9cd8e
  3. #a5c58c
  4. #a0bc8b
  5. #9cb489
  6. #97ab88
  7. #92a286
  8. #8e9a85
  9. #899183
  10. #858982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfcfb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dccc8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c993 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afd0c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbd08c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7ce91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afd3b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed68f {
  color: #aed68f;
}
Background
.bg-aed68f {
  background-color: #aed68f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed68f {
  border: 2px solid #aed68f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed68f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 214 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 46% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed68f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed68f, #8fd693);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed68f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 214 143 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.65 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.56 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.45 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.36 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.42 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.46 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.76 #512970 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#aed68f  rgb(174, 214, 143)  hsl(94, 46%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#b78fd6  rgb(183, 143, 214)  hsl(274, 46%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#8faed6  rgb(143, 174, 214)  hsl(214, 46%, 70%)  Iceberg
#d68fae  rgb(214, 143, 174)  hsl(334, 46%, 70%)  Puce