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Recognised as Colour

#CADA9E

  • #CADA9E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CADA9E is a green with RGB values 202, 218, 158 and HSL 76°, 45%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#CADA9E#CADA9E
HEX#CADA9E
RGBrgb(202, 218, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8549, 0.6196
RGB percentages79.2%, 85.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(76, 44.8%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(76, 27.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK7.3%, 0%, 27.5%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,294,238
CSS custom property--colour: #CADA9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.03:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#352561

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2D39Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0D3A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CFD4CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.8Dark khaki · ΔE 17.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 17.8Wheat · ΔE 17.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE9EDA
Analogous#DACC9E, #ACDA9E
Triadic#9ECADA, #DA9ECA
Split complementary#9EACDA, #CC9EDA
Tetradic#9EDACC, #AE9EDA, #DA9EAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F6E8
Lighter +10%#DEE8C3
Darker −10%#B6CC79
Darker −20%#A2BE54
Darker −30%#87A13E
Darker −40%#687D2F
More saturated +25%#D2EB8D
Less saturated −25%#C2C9AF

Channel breakdown

R202
G218
B158
Red202 (79.2%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue76°
Saturation (HSL)44.78%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G DA · B 9E

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