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#AEDD99

#aedd99 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aedd99 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 86.67% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.77% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 101.47°, with 50% saturation and 73.33% 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 13.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.6301

Complementary

  1. #aedd99
  2. #c899dd

Split complementary

  1. #aedd99
  2. #a699dd
  3. #dd99d0

Analogous

  1. #d0dd99
  2. #aedd99
  3. #99dda6

Triadic

  1. #aedd99
  2. #99aedd
  3. #dd99ae

Tetradic

  1. #aedd99
  2. #99ddc8
  3. #c899dd
  4. #dd99ae

Square

  1. #aedd99
  2. #99d0dd
  3. #c899dd
  4. #dda699

Monochromatic

  1. #59a637
  2. #80ca60
  3. #aedd99
  4. #dcf0d2
  5. #f3faf0

Shades

#aedd99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aedd99
  2. #9dc78a
  3. #8bb17a
  4. #7a9b6b
  5. #68855c
  6. #576f4d
  7. #46583d
  8. #34422e
  9. #232c1f
  10. #11160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#aedd99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aedd99
  2. #b6e0a3
  3. #bee4ad
  4. #c6e7b8
  5. #ceebc2
  6. #d7eecc
  7. #dff1d6
  8. #e7f5e0
  9. #eff8eb
  10. #f7fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aedd99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aedd99
  2. #a9d497
  3. #a5ca94
  4. #a0c192
  5. #9cb88f
  6. #97af8d
  7. #92a58a
  8. #8e9c88
  9. #899385
  10. #858983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3d5bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d395 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbce9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #add8cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfd796 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad49b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aedab9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aedd99 {
  color: #aedd99;
}
Background
.bg-aedd99 {
  background-color: #aedd99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aedd99 {
  border: 2px solid #aedd99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aedd99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 221 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 50% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aedd99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aedd99, #99dda6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aedd99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 221 153 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 2.54 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.67 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.04 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.13 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.13 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.31 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.80 #512266 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#aedd99  rgb(174, 221, 153)  hsl(101, 50%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#c899dd  rgb(200, 153, 221)  hsl(281, 50%, 73%)  Wisteria
#99aedd  rgb(153, 174, 221)  hsl(221, 50%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dd99ae  rgb(221, 153, 174)  hsl(341, 50%, 73%)  Puce