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#BEECA9

#beeca9 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#beeca9 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 92.55% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.39% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 101.19°, with 63.81% saturation and 79.41% 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 15.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.738

Complementary

  1. #beeca9
  2. #d7a9ec

Split complementary

  1. #beeca9
  2. #b5a9ec
  3. #eca9e0

Analogous

  1. #e0eca9
  2. #beeca9
  3. #a9ecb5

Triadic

  1. #beeca9
  2. #a9beec
  3. #eca9be

Tetradic

  1. #beeca9
  2. #a9ecd7
  3. #d7a9ec
  4. #eca9be

Square

  1. #beeca9
  2. #a9e0ec
  3. #d7a9ec
  4. #ecb5a9

Monochromatic

  1. #60ce2e
  2. #8fde6a
  3. #beeca9
  4. #edfae8
  5. #f2fbee

Shades

#beeca9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #beeca9
  2. #abd498
  3. #98bd87
  4. #85a576
  5. #728e65
  6. #5f7655
  7. #4c5e44
  8. #394733
  9. #262f22
  10. #131811
  11. #000000

Tints

#beeca9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #beeca9
  2. #c5eeb2
  3. #cbf0ba
  4. #d2f2c3
  5. #d8f4cb
  6. #dff6d4
  7. #e5f7dd
  8. #ecf9e5
  9. #f2fbee
  10. #f9fdf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#beeca9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #beeca9
  2. #b8e1a5
  3. #b2d6a1
  4. #abcc9d
  5. #a5c199
  6. #9fb695
  7. #99ab90
  8. #93a08c
  9. #8c9688
  10. #868b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3e4cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1e2a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eadeac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bde7da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dee6a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dae3ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bee9c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-beeca9 {
  color: #beeca9;
}
Background
.bg-beeca9 {
  background-color: #beeca9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-beeca9 {
  border: 2px solid #beeca9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #beeca9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 236 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 64% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-beeca9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #beeca9, #a9ecb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-beeca9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 236 169 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 3.39 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 4.82 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.05 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.32 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.87 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 8.51 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.81 #411356 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#beeca9  rgb(190, 236, 169)  hsl(101, 64%, 79%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d7a9ec  rgb(215, 169, 236)  hsl(281, 64%, 79%)  Mauve
#a9beec  rgb(169, 190, 236)  hsl(221, 64%, 79%)  Light Steel Blue
#eca9be  rgb(236, 169, 190)  hsl(341, 64%, 79%)  Nadeshiko Pink