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#AEDC8A

#aedc8a ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aedc8a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 86.27% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 93.66°, with 53.95% saturation and 70.2% 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 13.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.6202

Complementary

  1. #aedc8a
  2. #b88adc

Split complementary

  1. #aedc8a
  2. #8f8adc
  3. #dc8ad7

Analogous

  1. #d7dc8a
  2. #aedc8a
  3. #8adc8f

Triadic

  1. #aedc8a
  2. #8aaedc
  3. #dc8aae

Tetradic

  1. #aedc8a
  2. #8adcb8
  3. #b88adc
  4. #dc8aae

Square

  1. #aedc8a
  2. #8ad7dc
  3. #b88adc
  4. #dc8f8a

Monochromatic

  1. #609e2f
  2. #85ca4f
  3. #aedc8a
  4. #d7eec5
  5. #f4faef

Shades

#aedc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aedc8a
  2. #9dc67c
  3. #8bb06e
  4. #7a9a61
  5. #688453
  6. #576e45
  7. #465837
  8. #344229
  9. #232c1c
  10. #11160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aedc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aedc8a
  2. #b6e096
  3. #bee3a1
  4. #c6e7ad
  5. #ceeab9
  6. #d7eec5
  7. #dff1d0
  8. #e7f5dc
  9. #eff8e8
  10. #f7fcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aedc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aedc8a
  2. #a9d389
  3. #a5ca88
  4. #a0c087
  5. #9cb786
  6. #97ae85
  7. #92a584
  8. #8e9c83
  9. #899282
  10. #858981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2d4b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3d184 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dccd8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afd6c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0d587 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbd38d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afd8b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aedc8a {
  color: #aedc8a;
}
Background
.bg-aedc8a {
  background-color: #aedc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aedc8a {
  border: 2px solid #aedc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aedc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 220 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 54% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aedc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aedc8a, #8adc8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aedc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 220 138 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.56 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.03 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.02 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.48 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.62 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.57 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.68 #512375 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#aedc8a  rgb(174, 220, 138)  hsl(94, 54%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#b88adc  rgb(184, 138, 220)  hsl(274, 54%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#8aaedc  rgb(138, 174, 220)  hsl(214, 54%, 70%)  Iceberg
#dc8aae  rgb(220, 138, 174)  hsl(334, 54%, 70%)  Puce