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#C4E59F

#c4e59f ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c4e59f 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, 89.8% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.57% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 88.29°, with 57.38% saturation and 76.08% 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 15.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 5.34.

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Relative luminance0.7028

Complementary

  1. #c4e59f
  2. #c09fe5

Split complementary

  1. #c4e59f
  2. #9fa1e5
  3. #e39fe5

Analogous

  1. #e5e39f
  2. #c4e59f
  3. #a1e59f

Triadic

  1. #c4e59f
  2. #9fc4e5
  3. #e59fc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4e59f
  2. #9fe5c0
  3. #c09fe5
  4. #e59fc4

Square

  1. #c4e59f
  2. #9fe5e3
  3. #c09fe5
  4. #e59fa1

Monochromatic

  1. #79b932
  2. #9fd563
  3. #c4e59f
  4. #e9f5db
  5. #f5fbef

Shades

#c4e59f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4e59f
  2. #b0ce8f
  3. #9db77f
  4. #89a06f
  5. #76895f
  6. #627350
  7. #4e5c40
  8. #3b4530
  9. #272e20
  10. #141710
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4e59f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4e59f
  2. #cae8a9
  3. #d0eab2
  4. #d6edbc
  5. #dcefc5
  6. #e2f2cf
  7. #e7f5d9
  8. #edf7e2
  9. #f3faec
  10. #f9fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4e59f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4e59f
  2. #bddb9c
  3. #b6d199
  4. #b0c796
  5. #a9bd93
  6. #a2b390
  7. #9ba88c
  8. #949e89
  9. #8e9486
  10. #878a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2dfc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecdc9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7daa2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7dfd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dddf9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dadea1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6e1c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4e59f {
  color: #c4e59f;
}
Background
.bg-c4e59f {
  background-color: #c4e59f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4e59f {
  border: 2px solid #c4e59f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4e59f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 229 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 57% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4e59f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4e59f, #a1e59f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4e59f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 229 159 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.34 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.70 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.89 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.09 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.49 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 9.87 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.05 #3b1a60 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#c4e59f  rgb(196, 229, 159)  hsl(88, 57%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#c09fe5  rgb(192, 159, 229)  hsl(268, 57%, 76%)  Wisteria
#9fc4e5  rgb(159, 196, 229)  hsl(208, 57%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#e59fc4  rgb(229, 159, 196)  hsl(328, 57%, 76%)  Carnation Pink