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#C3EC99

#c3ec99 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c3ec99 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 92.55% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.17% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 89.64°, with 68.6% saturation and 76.27% 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 15.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 5.65.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.7389

Complementary

  1. #c3ec99
  2. #c299ec

Split complementary

  1. #c3ec99
  2. #9999ec
  3. #ec99ec

Analogous

  1. #ecec99
  2. #c3ec99
  3. #99ec99

Triadic

  1. #c3ec99
  2. #99c3ec
  3. #ec99c3

Tetradic

  1. #c3ec99
  2. #99ecc2
  3. #c299ec
  4. #ec99c3

Square

  1. #c3ec99
  2. #99ecec
  3. #c299ec
  4. #ec9999

Monochromatic

  1. #77c725
  2. #9de058
  3. #c3ec99
  4. #e9f8d9
  5. #f5fcee

Shades

#c3ec99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3ec99
  2. #b0d48a
  3. #9cbd7a
  4. #89a56b
  5. #758e5c
  6. #62764d
  7. #4e5e3d
  8. #3b472e
  9. #272f1f
  10. #14180f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3ec99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3ec99
  2. #c9eea3
  3. #cff0ad
  4. #d5f2b8
  5. #dbf4c2
  6. #e1f6cc
  7. #e7f7d6
  8. #edf9e0
  9. #f3fbeb
  10. #f9fdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3ec99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3ec99
  2. #bce197
  3. #b6d694
  4. #afcc92
  5. #a8c18f
  6. #a2b68d
  7. #9bab8a
  8. #94a088
  9. #8d9685
  10. #878b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4e4c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4e193 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edde9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6e5d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2e696 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dee49c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5e8c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3ec99 {
  color: #c3ec99;
}
Background
.bg-c3ec99 {
  background-color: #c3ec99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3ec99 {
  border: 2px solid #c3ec99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3ec99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 236 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 69% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3ec99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3ec99, #99ec99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3ec99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 236 153 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.65 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.34 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.70 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.08 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.08 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.28 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 8.57 #3c1366 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#c3ec99  rgb(195, 236, 153)  hsl(90, 69%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#c299ec  rgb(194, 153, 236)  hsl(270, 69%, 76%)  Wisteria
#99c3ec  rgb(153, 195, 236)  hsl(210, 69%, 76%)  Light Sky Blue
#ec99c3  rgb(236, 153, 195)  hsl(330, 69%, 76%)  Carnation Pink