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#C2E59E

#c2e59e ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c2e59e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 89.8% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 89.58°, with 57.72% saturation and 75.88% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 5.

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Relative luminance0.6998

Complementary

  1. #c2e59e
  2. #c19ee5

Split complementary

  1. #c2e59e
  2. #9e9ee5
  3. #e49ee5

Analogous

  1. #e5e49e
  2. #c2e59e
  3. #9ee59e

Triadic

  1. #c2e59e
  2. #9ec2e5
  3. #e59ec2

Tetradic

  1. #c2e59e
  2. #9ee5c1
  3. #c19ee5
  4. #e59ec2

Square

  1. #c2e59e
  2. #9ee5e4
  3. #c19ee5
  4. #e59e9e

Monochromatic

  1. #76b931
  2. #9cd562
  3. #c2e59e
  4. #e8f5da
  5. #f5fbef

Shades

#c2e59e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2e59e
  2. #afce8e
  3. #9bb77e
  4. #88a06f
  5. #74895f
  6. #61734f
  7. #4e5c3f
  8. #3a452f
  9. #272e20
  10. #131710
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2e59e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2e59e
  2. #c8e8a8
  3. #ceeab1
  4. #d4edbb
  5. #daefc5
  6. #e1f2cf
  7. #e7f5d8
  8. #edf7e2
  9. #f3faec
  10. #f9fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2e59e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2e59e
  2. #bbdb9b
  3. #b5d198
  4. #aec795
  5. #a8bd92
  6. #a1b38f
  7. #9aa88c
  8. #949e89
  9. #8d9486
  10. #878a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1dec5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecdb99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d9a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5dfd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcdf9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9dea0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4e1c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2e59e {
  color: #c2e59e;
}
Background
.bg-c2e59e {
  background-color: #c2e59e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2e59e {
  border: 2px solid #c2e59e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2e59e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 229 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 58% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2e59e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2e59e, #9ee59e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2e59e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 229 158 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.00 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.86 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.73 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.69 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.26 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 9.51 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.01 #3d1a61 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#c2e59e  rgb(194, 229, 158)  hsl(90, 58%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#c19ee5  rgb(193, 158, 229)  hsl(270, 58%, 76%)  Wisteria
#9ec2e5  rgb(158, 194, 229)  hsl(210, 58%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#e59ec2  rgb(229, 158, 194)  hsl(330, 58%, 76%)  Carnation Pink