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#CBEF9F

#cbef9f ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cbef9f is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 93.73% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.47% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 87°, with 71.43% saturation and 78.04% 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 16.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 6.47.

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Relative luminance0.7693

Complementary

  1. #cbef9f
  2. #c39fef

Split complementary

  1. #cbef9f
  2. #9fa3ef
  3. #eb9fef

Analogous

  1. #efeb9f
  2. #cbef9f
  3. #a3ef9f

Triadic

  1. #cbef9f
  2. #9fcbef
  3. #ef9fcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbef9f
  2. #9fefc3
  3. #c39fef
  4. #ef9fcb

Square

  1. #cbef9f
  2. #9fefeb
  3. #c39fef
  4. #ef9fa3

Monochromatic

  1. #83d223
  2. #a7e45d
  3. #cbef9f
  4. #effae1
  5. #f6fcee

Shades

#cbef9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbef9f
  2. #b7d78f
  3. #a2bf7f
  4. #8ea76f
  5. #7a8f5f
  6. #667850
  7. #516040
  8. #3d4830
  9. #293020
  10. #141810
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbef9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbef9f
  2. #d0f1a9
  3. #d5f2b2
  4. #dbf4bc
  5. #e0f5c5
  6. #e5f7cf
  7. #eaf9d9
  8. #effae2
  9. #f5fcec
  10. #fafdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbef9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbef9f
  2. #c4e49c
  3. #bcd999
  4. #b5ce96
  5. #adc393
  6. #a6b890
  7. #9eac8c
  8. #97a189
  9. #8f9686
  10. #888b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dae8cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7e59a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1e2a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfe8db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e99c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e8a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdebc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbef9f {
  color: #cbef9f;
}
Background
.bg-cbef9f {
  background-color: #cbef9f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbef9f {
  border: 2px solid #cbef9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbef9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 239 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 71% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbef9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbef9f, #a3ef9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbef9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 239 159 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.47 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.73 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.64 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.76 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.79 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.91 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 9.34 #341060 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#cbef9f  rgb(203, 239, 159)  hsl(87, 71%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple
#c39fef  rgb(195, 159, 239)  hsl(267, 71%, 78%)  Wisteria
#9fcbef  rgb(159, 203, 239)  hsl(207, 71%, 78%)  Light Sky Blue
#ef9fcb  rgb(239, 159, 203)  hsl(327, 71%, 78%)  Carnation Pink