Granny Smith Apple Color
Granny Smith Apple is a green color with hex code #A8E4A0. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with granny smith apple, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Granny Smith Apple Color Values
What Does Granny Smith Apple Mean?
Granny Smith Apple belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. As a lighter shade, Granny Smith Apple reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Granny Smith Apple is classified as a green (nearest centroid: very light yellowish green, #B6E5AF). It is also known as Grape Green.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Granny Smith Apple
Granny Smith Apple and #DCA0E4 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #CAE4A0 and #A0E4BA, which sit beside granny smith apple on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair granny smith apple with triadic partners #A0A8E4 and #E4A0A8. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Light Sage —
#BCECAC(Delta E 6) - Hospital Green —
#9BE5AA(Delta E 6) - Light Grey Green —
#B7E1A1(Delta E 7) - Feijoa —
#9FDD8C(Delta E 8) - Washed Out Green —
#BCF5A6(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #A8E4A0; }
.background { background-color: #A8E4A0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #A8E4A0; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #A8E4A040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for granny smith apple?
Granny Smith Apple has the hex code #A8E4A0. In RGB notation it is rgb(168, 228, 160), in HSL it is hsl(113, 56%, 76%), and its OKLCH value is 0.861, 0.111, 141.6.
What does the color granny smith apple mean?
Green-family colors like granny smith apple carry distinct psychological associations. Granny Smith Apple belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. As a lighter shade, Granny Smith Apple reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with granny smith apple?
Granny Smith Apple has three easy routes: its complement #DCA0E4 for punch, its neighbors #CAE4A0 and #A0E4BA for something calmer, or triadic partners #A0A8E4 and #E4A0A8 when you want energy.
Is granny smith apple a standard web color?
No — Granny Smith Apple is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #A8E4A0 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make granny smith apple lighter or darker?
To lighten granny smith apple, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F0FBEF (lightest tint) to #13340F (darkest shade).
About Granny Smith Apple
Granny Smith Apple is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has alternative names including Grape Green. The color is recognized by Crayola, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #A8E4A0 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.