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#C4E798

#c4e798 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c4e798 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 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.2% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 86.58°, with 62.2% saturation and 75.1% 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 15.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 5.89.

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Relative luminance0.7115

Complementary

  1. #c4e798
  2. #bb98e7

Split complementary

  1. #c4e798
  2. #989de7
  3. #e298e7

Analogous

  1. #e7e298
  2. #c4e798
  3. #9de798

Triadic

  1. #c4e798
  2. #98c4e7
  3. #e798c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4e798
  2. #98e7bb
  3. #bb98e7
  4. #e798c4

Square

  1. #c4e798
  2. #98e7e2
  3. #bb98e7
  4. #e7989d

Monochromatic

  1. #7bbb2b
  2. #a0d95a
  3. #c4e798
  4. #e8f5d6
  5. #f6fbee

Shades

#c4e798 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4e798
  2. #b0d089
  3. #9db97a
  4. #89a26a
  5. #768b5b
  6. #62744c
  7. #4e5c3d
  8. #3b452e
  9. #272e1e
  10. #14170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4e798 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4e798
  2. #cae9a2
  3. #d0ecad
  4. #d6eeb7
  5. #dcf1c1
  6. #e2f3cc
  7. #e7f5d6
  8. #edf8e0
  9. #f3faea
  10. #f9fdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4e798 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4e798
  2. #bddd96
  3. #b6d293
  4. #b0c891
  5. #a9be8e
  6. #a2b48c
  7. #9ba98a
  8. #949f87
  9. #8e9585
  10. #878a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e0c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efdd93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eadb9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8e0d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfe195 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dce09a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6e3be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4e798 {
  color: #c4e798;
}
Background
.bg-c4e798 {
  background-color: #c4e798;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4e798 {
  border: 2px solid #c4e798;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4e798;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 231 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 62% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4e798 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4e798, #9de798);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4e798 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 231 152 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.89 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.07 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.13 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.63 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.65 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.98 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 9.29 #3b1867 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#c4e798  rgb(196, 231, 152)  hsl(87, 62%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#bb98e7  rgb(187, 152, 231)  hsl(267, 62%, 75%)  Wisteria
#98c4e7  rgb(152, 196, 231)  hsl(207, 62%, 75%)  Light Sky Blue
#e798c4  rgb(231, 152, 196)  hsl(327, 62%, 75%)  Carnation Pink