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#C8F8A5

#c8f8a5 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c8f8a5 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, 97.25% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.47% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 94.7°, with 85.57% saturation and 80.98% 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 17.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 6.18.

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Relative luminance0.8213

Complementary

  1. #c8f8a5
  2. #d5a5f8

Split complementary

  1. #c8f8a5
  2. #aba5f8
  3. #f8a5f1

Analogous

  1. #f1f8a5
  2. #c8f8a5
  3. #a5f8ab

Triadic

  1. #c8f8a5
  2. #a5c8f8
  3. #f8a5c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8f8a5
  2. #a5f8d5
  3. #d5a5f8
  4. #f8a5c8

Square

  1. #c8f8a5
  2. #a5f1f8
  3. #d5a5f8
  4. #f8aba5

Monochromatic

  1. #71ed17
  2. #9df25e
  3. #c8f8a5
  4. #f3feec
  5. #f3feec

Shades

#c8f8a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8f8a5
  2. #b4df95
  3. #a0c684
  4. #8cae74
  5. #789563
  6. #647c53
  7. #506342
  8. #3c4a32
  9. #283221
  10. #141911
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8f8a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8f8a5
  2. #cef9ae
  3. #d3f9b7
  4. #d9fac0
  5. #defbc9
  6. #e4fcd2
  7. #e9fcdb
  8. #effde4
  9. #f4feed
  10. #fafef6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8f8a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8f8a5
  2. #c1eca1
  3. #bae09e
  4. #b2d49a
  5. #abc896
  6. #a4bc93
  7. #9db08f
  8. #96a48b
  9. #8e9887
  10. #878c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddf0d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e8a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9f2e3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebf1a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6efa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9f4cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8f8a5 {
  color: #c8f8a5;
}
Background
.bg-c8f8a5 {
  background-color: #c8f8a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8f8a5 {
  border: 2px solid #c8f8a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8f8a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 248 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 95 86% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8f8a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8f8a5, #a5f8ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8f8a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 248 165 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.18 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 6.93 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.12 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 7.24 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.42 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.66 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.00 #37075a Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#c8f8a5  rgb(200, 248, 165)  hsl(95, 86%, 81%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d5a5f8  rgb(213, 165, 248)  hsl(275, 86%, 81%)  Mauve
#a5c8f8  rgb(165, 200, 248)  hsl(215, 86%, 81%)  Light Steel Blue
#f8a5c8  rgb(248, 165, 200)  hsl(335, 86%, 81%)  Carnation Pink