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#B4E38E

#b4e38e ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b4e38e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 89.02% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.44% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 93.18°, with 60.28% saturation and 72.35% 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 14.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 4.6.

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Relative luminance0.6659

Complementary

  1. #b4e38e
  2. #bd8ee3

Split complementary

  1. #b4e38e
  2. #928ee3
  3. #e38ede

Analogous

  1. #dee38e
  2. #b4e38e
  3. #8ee392

Triadic

  1. #b4e38e
  2. #8eb4e3
  3. #e38eb4

Tetradic

  1. #b4e38e
  2. #8ee3bd
  3. #bd8ee3
  4. #e38eb4

Square

  1. #b4e38e
  2. #8edee3
  3. #bd8ee3
  4. #e3928e

Monochromatic

  1. #65ad2b
  2. #8bd451
  3. #b4e38e
  4. #ddf2cb
  5. #f4fbef

Shades

#b4e38e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4e38e
  2. #a2cc80
  3. #90b672
  4. #7e9f63
  5. #6c8855
  6. #5a7247
  7. #485b39
  8. #36442b
  9. #242d1c
  10. #12170e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4e38e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4e38e
  2. #bce699
  3. #c3e9a5
  4. #cbebb0
  5. #d2eebb
  6. #daf1c7
  7. #e1f4d2
  8. #e9f7dd
  9. #f0f9e8
  10. #f8fcf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4e38e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4e38e
  2. #afd98d
  3. #aacf8b
  4. #a4c58a
  5. #9fbb88
  6. #9ab287
  7. #95a886
  8. #909e84
  9. #8a9483
  10. #858a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9dbbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead788 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d493 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6dcce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7dc8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2da91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5dfb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4e38e {
  color: #b4e38e;
}
Background
.bg-b4e38e {
  background-color: #b4e38e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4e38e {
  border: 2px solid #b4e38e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4e38e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 227 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 60% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4e38e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4e38e, #8ee392);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4e38e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 227 142 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.60 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.55 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.57 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.75 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.76 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.79 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.01 #4b1c71 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#b4e38e  rgb(180, 227, 142)  hsl(93, 60%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple
#bd8ee3  rgb(189, 142, 227)  hsl(273, 60%, 72%)  Floral Lavender
#8eb4e3  rgb(142, 180, 227)  hsl(213, 60%, 72%)  Iceberg
#e38eb4  rgb(227, 142, 180)  hsl(333, 60%, 72%)  Persian Pink