greenwarmCC0 survey name

Green Apple #5EDC1F

Green Apple is a mid-tone, vivid warm color (#5EDC1F; HSL 100° 75% 49%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “green apple”.

Use cases: Success states · Nature brands

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Families: Greens · Lime Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#5EDC1F
RGBrgb(94, 220, 31)
HSLhsl(100, 75%, 49%)
HSVhsv(100, 86%, 86%)
OKLCHoklch(79.15% 0.237 138.4)
OKLaboklab(79.15% -0.1775 0.1576)
CMYKcmyk(57.3%, 0%, 85.9%, 13.7%)
XYZxyz(30.4555, 53.6624, 10.049)
CIE-LABlab(78.3, -64.2, 72.1)
CIE-LCHlch(78.3, 96.5, 131.7°)
Luminance0.537 (WCAG relative)
/* Green Apple */ --green-apple: #5edc1f; color: #5edc1f; background-color: #5edc1f;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: greenapple.

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#56c420 #4eac20 #45951f #3d7e1e #35681c #2c5319 #243f16 #1b2b12 #12190b #000000

Tints (toward white)

#74e040 #88e459 #99e870 #aaec85 #b9ef99 #c8f2ae #d7f6c2 #e4f9d6 #f2fceb #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#6eda3a #7bd84d #87d55e #92d36e #9bd07d #a4cd8b #accb99 #b4c8a6 #bbc5b4 #c2c2c2

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#5EDC1F
#9D1FDC
#5edc1f #9d1fdc

Analogous

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#BDDC1F
#5EDC1F
#1FDC3F
#bddc1f #5edc1f #1fdc3f

Triadic

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#5EDC1F
#1F5EDC
#DC1F5E
#5edc1f #1f5edc #dc1f5e

Tetradic

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#5EDC1F
#1FBDDC
#9D1FDC
#DC3F1F
#5edc1f #1fbddc #9d1fdc #dc3f1f

Square

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#5EDC1F
#1FBDDC
#9D1FDC
#DC3F1F
#5edc1f #1fbddc #9d1fdc #dc3f1f

Split Complementary

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#5EDC1F
#3F1FDC
#DC1FBD
#5edc1f #3f1fdc #dc1fbd

Monochromatic

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#307110
#47A617
#5EDC1F
#83E752
#AAEE87
#307110 #47a617 #5edc1f #83e752 #aaee87

Accessibility & contrast

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#5EDC1F on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
11.73
#5EDC1F on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on green apple

11.73
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3C800
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3BE3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#51D4BB

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Vibrant Green #0ADD083.28
Fresh Green #69D84F3.93
Apple Green #76CD264.32
Kiwi Green #8EE53F4.68
Vivid Green #2FEF104.71
Apple #6ECB3C4.81

Colors that go with green apple

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Forest Green #2D5A27
4.5:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈13°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Beige #F5F5DC
1.6:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈40°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Azul #1D5DEC
3.1:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈121°) — balanced three-way contrast
Ultramarine #2000B1
6.9:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈151°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Darkorchid #9932CC
3.2:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈180°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.