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#CDEC99

#cdec99 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cdec99 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 92.55% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.17% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 82.41°, with 68.6% saturation and 76.27% 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 16.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 7.43.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.7527

Complementary

  1. #cdec99
  2. #b899ec

Split complementary

  1. #cdec99
  2. #99a3ec
  3. #e199ec

Analogous

  1. #ece199
  2. #cdec99
  3. #a3ec99

Triadic

  1. #cdec99
  2. #99cdec
  3. #ec99cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdec99
  2. #99ecb8
  3. #b899ec
  4. #ec99cd

Square

  1. #cdec99
  2. #99ece1
  3. #b899ec
  4. #ec99a3

Monochromatic

  1. #8ac725
  2. #ade058
  3. #cdec99
  4. #edf8d9
  5. #f7fcee

Shades

#cdec99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdec99
  2. #b9d48a
  3. #a4bd7a
  4. #90a56b
  5. #7b8e5c
  6. #67764d
  7. #525e3d
  8. #3e472e
  9. #292f1f
  10. #15180f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdec99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdec99
  2. #d2eea3
  3. #d7f0ad
  4. #dcf2b8
  5. #e1f4c2
  6. #e6f6cc
  7. #ebf7d6
  8. #f0f9e0
  9. #f5fbeb
  10. #fafdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdec99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdec99
  2. #c5e197
  3. #bed694
  4. #b6cc92
  5. #aec18f
  6. #a7b68d
  7. #9fab8a
  8. #97a088
  9. #8f9685
  10. #888b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9e5c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5e293 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0e19d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2e5d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6e696 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e59b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0e8c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdec99 {
  color: #cdec99;
}
Background
.bg-cdec99 {
  background-color: #cdec99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdec99 {
  border: 2px solid #cdec99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdec99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 236 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 69% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdec99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdec99, #a3ec99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdec99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 236 153 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.43 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.60 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.27 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.59 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 9.45 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.58 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 9.60 #321366 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#cdec99  rgb(205, 236, 153)  hsl(82, 69%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#b899ec  rgb(184, 153, 236)  hsl(262, 69%, 76%)  Wisteria
#99cdec  rgb(153, 205, 236)  hsl(202, 69%, 76%)  Baby Blue
#ec99cd  rgb(236, 153, 205)  hsl(322, 69%, 76%)  Plum