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#C4E295

#c4e295 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c4e295 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 88.63% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.07% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 83.38°, with 57.04% saturation and 73.53% 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 14.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 6.49.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.683

Complementary

  1. #c4e295
  2. #b395e2

Split complementary

  1. #c4e295
  2. #959de2
  3. #da95e2

Analogous

  1. #e2da95
  2. #c4e295
  3. #9de295

Triadic

  1. #c4e295
  2. #95c4e2
  3. #e295c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4e295
  2. #95e2b3
  3. #b395e2
  4. #e295c4

Square

  1. #c4e295
  2. #95e2da
  3. #b395e2
  4. #e2959d

Monochromatic

  1. #7dae30
  2. #a3d259
  3. #c4e295
  4. #e5f2d1
  5. #f6fbef

Shades

#c4e295 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4e295
  2. #b0cb86
  3. #9db577
  4. #899e68
  5. #768859
  6. #62714b
  7. #4e5a3c
  8. #3b442d
  9. #272d1e
  10. #14170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4e295 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4e295
  2. #cae5a0
  3. #d0e8aa
  4. #d6ebb5
  5. #dceebf
  6. #e2f1ca
  7. #e7f3d5
  8. #edf6df
  9. #f3f9ea
  10. #f9fcf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4e295 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4e295
  2. #bdd893
  3. #b6ce91
  4. #b0c58f
  5. #a9bb8d
  6. #a2b18b
  7. #9ba788
  8. #949d86
  9. #8e9484
  10. #878a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0dcc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead990 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d799 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9dbce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcdc92 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9dc97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7deba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4e295 {
  color: #c4e295;
}
Background
.bg-c4e295 {
  background-color: #c4e295;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4e295 {
  border: 2px solid #c4e295;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4e295;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 226 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 57% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4e295 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4e295, #9de295);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4e295 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 226 149 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.49 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.39 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.41 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.56 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.95 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.03 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.58 #3b1d6a Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#c4e295  rgb(196, 226, 149)  hsl(83, 57%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#b395e2  rgb(179, 149, 226)  hsl(263, 57%, 74%)  Wisteria
#95c4e2  rgb(149, 196, 226)  hsl(203, 57%, 74%)  Baby Blue
#e295c4  rgb(226, 149, 196)  hsl(323, 57%, 74%)  Plum