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#C4E793

#c4e793 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c4e793 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, 90.59% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.36% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 85°, with 63.64% saturation and 74.12% 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 15.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 6.48.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.7099

Complementary

  1. #c4e793
  2. #b693e7

Split complementary

  1. #c4e793
  2. #939ae7
  3. #e093e7

Analogous

  1. #e7e093
  2. #c4e793
  3. #9ae793

Triadic

  1. #c4e793
  2. #93c4e7
  3. #e793c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4e793
  2. #93e7b6
  3. #b693e7
  4. #e793c4

Square

  1. #c4e793
  2. #93e7e0
  3. #b693e7
  4. #e7939a

Monochromatic

  1. #7cb829
  2. #a2d954
  3. #c4e793
  4. #e6f5d2
  5. #f6fbee

Shades

#c4e793 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4e793
  2. #b0d084
  3. #9db976
  4. #89a267
  5. #768b58
  6. #62744a
  7. #4e5c3b
  8. #3b452c
  9. #272e1d
  10. #14170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4e793 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4e793
  2. #cae99e
  3. #d0eca9
  4. #d6eeb3
  5. #dcf1be
  6. #e2f3c9
  7. #e7f5d4
  8. #edf8df
  9. #f3fae9
  10. #f9fdf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4e793 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4e793
  2. #bddd91
  3. #b6d28f
  4. #b0c88d
  5. #a9be8b
  6. #a2b48a
  7. #9ba988
  8. #949f86
  9. #8e9584
  10. #878a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e0c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efdd8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eadb97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8e0d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfe18f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dce096 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7e3bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4e793 {
  color: #c4e793;
}
Background
.bg-c4e793 {
  background-color: #c4e793;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4e793 {
  border: 2px solid #c4e793;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4e793;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 231 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 64% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4e793 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4e793, #9ae793);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4e793 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 231 147 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.48 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.81 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.93 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.14 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.74 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.94 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 9.34 #3b186c Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#c4e793  rgb(196, 231, 147)  hsl(85, 64%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#b693e7  rgb(182, 147, 231)  hsl(265, 64%, 74%)  Floral Lavender
#93c4e7  rgb(147, 196, 231)  hsl(205, 64%, 74%)  Light Sky Blue
#e793c4  rgb(231, 147, 196)  hsl(325, 64%, 74%)  Persian Pink