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#C4E796

#c4e796 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c4e796 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, 90.59% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.06% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 85.93°, with 62.79% saturation and 74.71% 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 15.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 6.12.

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Relative luminance0.7109

Complementary

  1. #c4e796
  2. #b996e7

Split complementary

  1. #c4e796
  2. #969ce7
  3. #e296e7

Analogous

  1. #e7e296
  2. #c4e796
  3. #9ce796

Triadic

  1. #c4e796
  2. #96c4e7
  3. #e796c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4e796
  2. #96e7b9
  3. #b996e7
  4. #e796c4

Square

  1. #c4e796
  2. #96e7e2
  3. #b996e7
  4. #e7969c

Monochromatic

  1. #7cba2a
  2. #a1d958
  3. #c4e796
  4. #e7f5d4
  5. #f6fbee

Shades

#c4e796 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4e796
  2. #b0d087
  3. #9db978
  4. #89a269
  5. #768b5a
  6. #62744b
  7. #4e5c3c
  8. #3b452d
  9. #272e1e
  10. #14170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4e796 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4e796
  2. #cae9a1
  3. #d0ecab
  4. #d6eeb6
  5. #dcf1c0
  6. #e2f3cb
  7. #e7f5d5
  8. #edf8e0
  9. #f3faea
  10. #f9fdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4e796 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4e796
  2. #bddd94
  3. #b6d292
  4. #b0c88f
  5. #a9be8d
  6. #a2b48b
  7. #9ba989
  8. #949f87
  9. #8e9584
  10. #878a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e0c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efdd90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eadb9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8e0d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfe193 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dce098 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6e3bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4e796 {
  color: #c4e796;
}
Background
.bg-c4e796 {
  background-color: #c4e796;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4e796 {
  border: 2px solid #c4e796;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4e796;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 231 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 63% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4e796 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4e796, #9ce796);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4e796 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 231 150 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.12 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.42 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.29 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.46 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.64 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.67 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 9.30 #3b1869 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#c4e796  rgb(196, 231, 150)  hsl(86, 63%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#b996e7  rgb(185, 150, 231)  hsl(266, 63%, 75%)  Wisteria
#96c4e7  rgb(150, 196, 231)  hsl(206, 63%, 75%)  Light Sky Blue
#e796c4  rgb(231, 150, 196)  hsl(326, 63%, 75%)  Persian Pink