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#BAE8A6

#bae8a6 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bae8a6 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 90.98% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.45% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 101.82°, with 58.93% saturation and 78.04% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.7091

Complementary

  1. #bae8a6
  2. #d4a6e8

Split complementary

  1. #bae8a6
  2. #b3a6e8
  3. #e8a6db

Analogous

  1. #dbe8a6
  2. #bae8a6
  3. #a6e8b3

Triadic

  1. #bae8a6
  2. #a6bae8
  3. #e8a6ba

Tetradic

  1. #bae8a6
  2. #a6e8d4
  3. #d4a6e8
  4. #e8a6ba

Square

  1. #bae8a6
  2. #a6dbe8
  3. #d4a6e8
  4. #e8b3a6

Monochromatic

  1. #5ec332
  2. #8bd869
  3. #bae8a6
  4. #e9f8e3
  5. #f2fbef

Shades

#bae8a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bae8a6
  2. #a7d195
  3. #95ba85
  4. #82a274
  5. #708b64
  6. #5d7453
  7. #4a5d42
  8. #384632
  9. #252e21
  10. #131711
  11. #000000

Tints

#bae8a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bae8a6
  2. #c1eaaf
  3. #c8edb8
  4. #cfefc1
  5. #d6f1ca
  6. #ddf4d3
  7. #e3f6db
  8. #eaf8e4
  9. #f1faed
  10. #f8fdf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bae8a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bae8a6
  2. #b4dea2
  3. #aed39e
  4. #a9c99b
  5. #a3be97
  6. #9db493
  7. #97aa8f
  8. #919f8b
  9. #8c9588
  10. #868a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfe0c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eddea2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6daa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9e3d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dae2a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6e0a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bae5c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bae8a6 {
  color: #bae8a6;
}
Background
.bg-bae8a6 {
  background-color: #bae8a6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bae8a6 {
  border: 2px solid #bae8a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bae8a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 232 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 59% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bae8a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bae8a6, #a6e8b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bae8a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 232 166 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 2.80 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.50 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.09 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.24 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.11 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 8.81 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.45 #451759 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bae8a6  rgb(186, 232, 166)  hsl(102, 59%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d4a6e8  rgb(212, 166, 232)  hsl(282, 59%, 78%)  Wisteria
#a6bae8  rgb(166, 186, 232)  hsl(222, 59%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e8a6ba  rgb(232, 166, 186)  hsl(342, 59%, 78%)  Nadeshiko Pink