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#C5E693

#c5e693 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c5e693 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 90.2% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.09% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 83.86°, with 62.41% saturation and 73.92% 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 15.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 6.69.

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Relative luminance0.7057

Complementary

  1. #c5e693
  2. #b493e6

Split complementary

  1. #c5e693
  2. #939be6
  3. #de93e6

Analogous

  1. #e6de93
  2. #c5e693
  3. #9be693

Triadic

  1. #c5e693
  2. #93c5e6
  3. #e693c5

Tetradic

  1. #c5e693
  2. #93e6b4
  3. #b493e6
  4. #e693c5

Square

  1. #c5e693
  2. #93e6de
  3. #b493e6
  4. #e6939b

Monochromatic

  1. #7eb62a
  2. #a4d855
  3. #c5e693
  4. #e6f4d1
  5. #f6fbee

Shades

#c5e693 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5e693
  2. #b1cf84
  3. #9eb876
  4. #8aa167
  5. #768a58
  6. #63734a
  7. #4f5c3b
  8. #3b452c
  9. #272e1d
  10. #14170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5e693 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5e693
  2. #cbe99e
  3. #d1eba9
  4. #d6eeb3
  5. #dcf0be
  6. #e2f3c9
  7. #e8f5d4
  8. #eef8df
  9. #f3fae9
  10. #f9fdf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5e693 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5e693
  2. #bedc91
  3. #b7d28f
  4. #b0c78d
  5. #a9bd8b
  6. #a3b38a
  7. #9ca988
  8. #959f86
  9. #8e9484
  10. #878a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2dfc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eedc8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eada97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cadfd1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfe08f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcdf95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8e2bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5e693 {
  color: #c5e693;
}
Background
.bg-c5e693 {
  background-color: #c5e693;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5e693 {
  border: 2px solid #c5e693;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5e693;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 230 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 62% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5e693 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5e693, #9be693);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5e693 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 230 147 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.69 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.91 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.00 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.06 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.02 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.09 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.41 #3a196c Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#c5e693  rgb(197, 230, 147)  hsl(84, 62%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#b493e6  rgb(180, 147, 230)  hsl(264, 62%, 74%)  Floral Lavender
#93c5e6  rgb(147, 197, 230)  hsl(204, 62%, 74%)  Light Sky Blue
#e693c5  rgb(230, 147, 197)  hsl(324, 62%, 74%)  Persian Pink