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#C6EC9C

#c6ec9c ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c6ec9c is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 92.55% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.9% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 88.5°, with 67.8% saturation and 76.86% 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 15.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.744

Complementary

  1. #c6ec9c
  2. #c29cec

Split complementary

  1. #c6ec9c
  2. #9c9eec
  3. #ea9cec

Analogous

  1. #ecea9c
  2. #c6ec9c
  3. #9eec9c

Triadic

  1. #c6ec9c
  2. #9cc6ec
  3. #ec9cc6

Tetradic

  1. #c6ec9c
  2. #9cecc2
  3. #c29cec
  4. #ec9cc6

Square

  1. #c6ec9c
  2. #9cecea
  3. #c29cec
  4. #ec9c9e

Monochromatic

  1. #7cc926
  2. #a1e05c
  3. #c6ec9c
  4. #ebf8dc
  5. #f5fcee

Shades

#c6ec9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6ec9c
  2. #b2d48c
  3. #9ebd7d
  4. #8ba56d
  5. #778e5e
  6. #63764e
  7. #4f5e3e
  8. #3b472f
  9. #282f1f
  10. #141810
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6ec9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6ec9c
  2. #cceea6
  3. #d1f0b0
  4. #d7f2ba
  5. #ddf4c4
  6. #e3f6ce
  7. #e8f7d7
  8. #eef9e1
  9. #f4fbeb
  10. #f9fdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6ec9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6ec9c
  2. #bfe199
  3. #b8d696
  4. #b1cc94
  5. #aac191
  6. #a3b68e
  7. #9cab8b
  8. #95a088
  9. #8e9686
  10. #878b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6e5c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4e296 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eedfa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9e5d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3e699 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfe49e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8e8c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6ec9c {
  color: #c6ec9c;
}
Background
.bg-c6ec9c {
  background-color: #c6ec9c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6ec9c {
  border: 2px solid #c6ec9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6ec9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 236 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 68% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6ec9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6ec9c, #9eec9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6ec9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 236 156 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.81 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.83 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.16 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.24 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.59 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.59 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 9.08 #391363 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#c6ec9c  rgb(198, 236, 156)  hsl(89, 68%, 77%)  Granny Smith Apple
#c29cec  rgb(194, 156, 236)  hsl(269, 68%, 77%)  Wisteria
#9cc6ec  rgb(156, 198, 236)  hsl(209, 68%, 77%)  Light Sky Blue
#ec9cc6  rgb(236, 156, 198)  hsl(329, 68%, 77%)  Carnation Pink