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#C4E49A

#c4e49a ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c4e49a 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, 89.41% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.46% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 85.95°, with 57.81% saturation and 74.9% 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 14.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 5.84.

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Relative luminance0.6956

Complementary

  1. #c4e49a
  2. #ba9ae4

Split complementary

  1. #c4e49a
  2. #9a9fe4
  3. #df9ae4

Analogous

  1. #e4df9a
  2. #c4e49a
  3. #9fe49a

Triadic

  1. #c4e49a
  2. #9ac4e4
  3. #e49ac4

Tetradic

  1. #c4e49a
  2. #9ae4ba
  3. #ba9ae4
  4. #e49ac4

Square

  1. #c4e49a
  2. #9ae4df
  3. #ba9ae4
  4. #e49a9f

Monochromatic

  1. #7bb530
  2. #a1d45e
  3. #c4e49a
  4. #e7f4d6
  5. #f6fbef

Shades

#c4e49a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4e49a
  2. #b0cd8b
  3. #9db67b
  4. #89a06c
  5. #76895c
  6. #62724d
  7. #4e5b3e
  8. #3b442e
  9. #272e1f
  10. #14170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4e49a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4e49a
  2. #cae7a4
  3. #d0e9ae
  4. #d6ecb8
  5. #dcefc2
  6. #e2f2cd
  7. #e7f4d7
  8. #edf7e1
  9. #f3faeb
  10. #f9fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4e49a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4e49a
  2. #bdda97
  3. #b6d095
  4. #b0c692
  5. #a9bc90
  6. #a2b28d
  7. #9ba88a
  8. #949e88
  9. #8e9485
  10. #878a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1dec3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebdb95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d99e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8ddd1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddde97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dadd9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6e0bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4e49a {
  color: #c4e49a;
}
Background
.bg-c4e49a {
  background-color: #c4e49a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4e49a {
  border: 2px solid #c4e49a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4e49a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 228 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 58% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4e49a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4e49a, #9fe49a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4e49a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 228 154 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.84 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.56 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.66 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.19 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.21 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.40 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.49 #3b1b65 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#c4e49a  rgb(196, 228, 154)  hsl(86, 58%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ba9ae4  rgb(186, 154, 228)  hsl(266, 58%, 75%)  Wisteria
#9ac4e4  rgb(154, 196, 228)  hsl(206, 58%, 75%)  Light Sky Blue
#e49ac4  rgb(228, 154, 196)  hsl(326, 58%, 75%)  Carnation Pink