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#C4E596

#c4e596 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c4e596 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 89.8% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.5% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 85.06°, with 60.31% saturation and 74.31% 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 15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 6.18.

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Relative luminance0.6998

Complementary

  1. #c4e596
  2. #b796e5

Split complementary

  1. #c4e596
  2. #969ce5
  3. #de96e5

Analogous

  1. #e5de96
  2. #c4e596
  3. #9ce596

Triadic

  1. #c4e596
  2. #96c4e5
  3. #e596c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4e596
  2. #96e5b7
  3. #b796e5
  4. #e596c4

Square

  1. #c4e596
  2. #96e5de
  3. #b796e5
  4. #e5969c

Monochromatic

  1. #7cb52d
  2. #a2d659
  3. #c4e596
  4. #e6f4d3
  5. #f6fbef

Shades

#c4e596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4e596
  2. #b0ce87
  3. #9db778
  4. #89a069
  5. #76895a
  6. #62734b
  7. #4e5c3c
  8. #3b452d
  9. #272e1e
  10. #14170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4e596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4e596
  2. #cae8a1
  3. #d0eaab
  4. #d6edb6
  5. #dcefc0
  6. #e2f2cb
  7. #e7f5d5
  8. #edf7e0
  9. #f3faea
  10. #f9fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4e596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4e596
  2. #bddb94
  3. #b6d192
  4. #b0c78f
  5. #a9bd8d
  6. #a2b38b
  7. #9ba889
  8. #949e87
  9. #8e9484
  10. #878a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1dec2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eddb90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d99a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8ded1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dedf93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbde98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6e1bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4e596 {
  color: #c4e596;
}
Background
.bg-c4e596 {
  background-color: #c4e596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4e596 {
  border: 2px solid #c4e596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4e596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 229 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 60% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4e596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4e596, #9ce596);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4e596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 229 150 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.18 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.31 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.35 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.63 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.65 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.01 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.21 #3b1a69 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#c4e596  rgb(196, 229, 150)  hsl(85, 60%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#b796e5  rgb(183, 150, 229)  hsl(265, 60%, 74%)  Wisteria
#96c4e5  rgb(150, 196, 229)  hsl(205, 60%, 74%)  Light Sky Blue
#e596c4  rgb(229, 150, 196)  hsl(325, 60%, 74%)  Persian Pink