Granny Apple is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #3a1832 |
| Complementary Color | #e7c5de |
| Color Shade: | mid green (134.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.92% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Granny Apple Color. The Weak Mint color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Ash (#a0daa9) for more energetic effect. Try Mint Fizz as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e7c5de is the best complementary color to Granny Apple. Warm magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5e7cd complementary color is Melanie, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Skeptic are #cee7c5 and #c5e7de. Thus found on the left and right of #c5e7cd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zanah and Jagged Ice colors as they work well with Granny Apple.
The split-complementary Granny Apple palette consists of #e7c5ce and #dec5e7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7c5de). Try Melanie and Prelude colors in combination with #c5e7cd, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #c5e7cd offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Granny Apple. Thus Bone and Prelude giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Granny Apple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melanie, Periwinkle Gray, and Stark White split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5e7cd square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, warm magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Granny Apple tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#e7c5de) and two others. The Prelude is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Beryl Green – 120° from the complementary Melanie. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdc5e7 and #dfe7c5.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5e7cd is made of 31% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Granny Apple has a hue angle of 134.12°, a saturation of 41.46% and a lightness of 83.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5e7cd is made of 13.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #c5e7cd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,231,205) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 36%, 32% |
| CMYK | 13.34, 0, 10.2, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(134.12,41.46%,83.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(134.12,14.72%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.6524,-16.0123,8.9542) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.6213,73.4299,68.6305) |