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#C4FFAE

#c4ffae ≈ Pale Green

  • green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c4ffae is a color from the green family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 100% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.76% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 103.7°, with 100% saturation and 84.12% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. 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 18.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Green (#98fb98), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.8631

Complementary

  1. #c4ffae
  2. #e9aeff

Split complementary

  1. #c4ffae
  2. #c1aeff
  3. #ffaeed

Analogous

  1. #edffae
  2. #c4ffae
  3. #aeffc1

Triadic

  1. #c4ffae
  2. #aec4ff
  3. #ffaec4

Tetradic

  1. #c4ffae
  2. #aeffe9
  3. #e9aeff
  4. #ffaec4

Square

  1. #c4ffae
  2. #aeedff
  3. #e9aeff
  4. #ffc1ae

Monochromatic

  1. #55ff15
  2. #8cff62
  3. #c4ffae
  4. #f0ffeb
  5. #f0ffeb

Shades

#c4ffae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4ffae
  2. #b0e69d
  3. #9dcc8b
  4. #89b37a
  5. #769968
  6. #628057
  7. #4e6646
  8. #3b4d34
  9. #273323
  10. #141a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4ffae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4ffae
  2. #caffb6
  3. #d0ffbe
  4. #d6ffc6
  5. #dcffce
  6. #e2ffd7
  7. #e7ffdf
  8. #edffe7
  9. #f3ffef
  10. #f9fff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4ffae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4ffae
  2. #bdf2a9
  3. #b6e6a5
  4. #b0d9a0
  5. #a9cc9c
  6. #a2c097
  7. #9bb392
  8. #94a68e
  9. #8e9989
  10. #878d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dff6d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff2a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbedb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2f9ea ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edf8ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7f4b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3fcd5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4ffae {
  color: #c4ffae;
}
Background
.bg-c4ffae {
  background-color: #c4ffae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4ffae {
  border: 2px solid #c4ffae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4ffae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 255 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4ffae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4ffae, #aeffc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4ffae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 255 174 / 0.35);
}

#98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.73 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 5.95 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.28 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.81 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.44 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.55 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.38 #3b0051 Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Pale Green
#c4ffae  rgb(196, 255, 174)  hsl(104, 100%, 84%)  Pale Green
#e9aeff  rgb(233, 174, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 84%)  Mauve
#aec4ff  rgb(174, 196, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 84%)  Light Steel Blue
#ffaec4  rgb(255, 174, 196)  hsl(344, 100%, 84%)  Nadeshiko Pink