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#C8F498

#c8f498 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c8f498 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 95.69% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.7% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 88.7°, with 80.7% saturation and 77.65% 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 16.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 7.13.

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Relative luminance0.7925

Complementary

  1. #c8f498
  2. #c498f4

Split complementary

  1. #c8f498
  2. #989af4
  3. #f298f4

Analogous

  1. #f4f298
  2. #c8f498
  3. #9af498

Triadic

  1. #c8f498
  2. #98c8f4
  3. #f498c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8f498
  2. #98f4c4
  3. #c498f4
  4. #f498c8

Square

  1. #c8f498
  2. #98f4f2
  3. #c498f4
  4. #f4989a

Monochromatic

  1. #7edc17
  2. #a3ed53
  3. #c8f498
  4. #edfbdd
  5. #f5fded

Shades

#c8f498 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8f498
  2. #b4dc89
  3. #a0c37a
  4. #8cab6a
  5. #78925b
  6. #647a4c
  7. #50623d
  8. #3c492e
  9. #28311e
  10. #14180f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8f498 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8f498
  2. #cef5a2
  3. #d3f6ad
  4. #d9f7b7
  5. #def8c1
  6. #e4facc
  7. #e9fbd6
  8. #effce0
  9. #f4fdea
  10. #fafef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8f498 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8f498
  2. #c1e896
  3. #badd93
  4. #b2d191
  5. #abc68e
  6. #a4ba8c
  7. #9dae8a
  8. #96a387
  9. #8e9785
  10. #878c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbeccc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fce891 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6e59d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbeddd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9ed94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5eb9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #caf0c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8f498 {
  color: #c8f498;
}
Background
.bg-c8f498 {
  background-color: #c8f498;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8f498 {
  border: 2px solid #c8f498;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8f498;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 244 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 81% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8f498 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8f498, #9af498);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8f498 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 244 152 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.13 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.15 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.68 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.94 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 7.96 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.52 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.22 #370b67 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#c8f498  rgb(200, 244, 152)  hsl(89, 81%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple
#c498f4  rgb(196, 152, 244)  hsl(269, 81%, 78%)  Wisteria
#98c8f4  rgb(152, 200, 244)  hsl(209, 81%, 78%)  Light Sky Blue
#f498c8  rgb(244, 152, 200)  hsl(329, 81%, 78%)  Carnation Pink