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Recognised as Colour

#CAD7A9

  • #CAD7A9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CAD7A9 is a green with RGB values 202, 215, 169 and HSL 77°, 37%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#CAD7A9#CAD7A9
HEX#CAD7A9
RGBrgb(202, 215, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8431, 0.6627
RGB percentages79.2%, 84.3%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(77, 36.5%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(77, 21.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK6%, 0%, 21.4%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,293,481
CSS custom property--colour: #CAD7A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.8:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#352856

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDD2A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBD2ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CED2CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14.7Wheat · ΔE 15Lemon chiffon · ΔE 15.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.9Beige · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6A9D7
Analogous#D7CDA9, #B3D7A9
Triadic#A9CAD7, #D7A9CA
Split complementary#A9B3D7, #CDA9D7
Tetradic#A9D7CD, #B6A9D7, #D7A9B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F7EF
Lighter +10%#DFE7CC
Darker −10%#B5C786
Darker −20%#9FB763
Darker −30%#869E49
Darker −40%#687B39
More saturated +25%#D1E799
Less saturated −25%#C3C7B9

Channel breakdown

R202
G215
B169
Red202 (79.2%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue76.96°
Saturation (HSL)36.51%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G D7 · B A9

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