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#AED78E

#aed78e ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aed78e 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, 84.31% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.95% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 93.7°, with 47.71% 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 12.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5955

Complementary

  1. #aed78e
  2. #b78ed7

Split complementary

  1. #aed78e
  2. #938ed7
  3. #d78ed2

Analogous

  1. #d2d78e
  2. #aed78e
  3. #8ed793

Triadic

  1. #aed78e
  2. #8eaed7
  3. #d78eae

Tetradic

  1. #aed78e
  2. #8ed7b7
  3. #b78ed7
  4. #d78eae

Square

  1. #aed78e
  2. #8ed2d7
  3. #b78ed7
  4. #d7938e

Monochromatic

  1. #609735
  2. #85c356
  3. #aed78e
  4. #d6ebc7
  5. #f4faf0

Shades

#aed78e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed78e
  2. #9dc280
  3. #8bac72
  4. #7a9763
  5. #688155
  6. #576c47
  7. #465639
  8. #34412b
  9. #232b1c
  10. #11160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed78e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed78e
  2. #b6db99
  3. #bedfa5
  4. #c6e3b0
  5. #cee7bb
  6. #d7ebc7
  7. #dfefd2
  8. #e7f3dd
  9. #eff7e8
  10. #f7fbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed78e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed78e
  2. #a9ce8d
  3. #a5c68b
  4. #a0bd8a
  5. #9cb488
  6. #97ac87
  7. #92a386
  8. #8e9a84
  9. #899183
  10. #858981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0d0b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddcd89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7ca92 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afd1c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccd18b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8cf90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afd4b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed78e {
  color: #aed78e;
}
Background
.bg-aed78e {
  background-color: #aed78e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed78e {
  border: 2px solid #aed78e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed78e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 215 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 48% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed78e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed78e, #8ed793);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed78e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 215 142 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.58 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.56 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.62 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.55 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.19 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.52 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.52 #512871 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#aed78e  rgb(174, 215, 142)  hsl(94, 48%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#b78ed7  rgb(183, 142, 215)  hsl(274, 48%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#8eaed7  rgb(142, 174, 215)  hsl(214, 48%, 70%)  Iceberg
#d78eae  rgb(215, 142, 174)  hsl(334, 48%, 70%)  Puce