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Recognised as Colour

#CAE142

  • #CAE142
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#CAE142 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 225, 66 and HSL 69°, 73%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#CAE142#CAE142
HEX#CAE142
RGBrgb(202, 225, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8824, 0.2588
RGB percentages79.2%, 88.2%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(68.7, 72.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.7, 70.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK10.2%, 0%, 70.7%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,295,938
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE142;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.36:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#351EBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0D525no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#EED64Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D6D5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.4Yellow · ΔE 27Green yellow · ΔE 28.1Gold · ΔE 30.3Khaki · ΔE 32.2Olivedrab · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5942E1
Analogous#E1A942, #7AE142
Triadic#42CAE1, #E142CA
Split complementary#427AE1, #A942E1
Tetradic#42E1A9, #5942E1, #E1427A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDF2
Lighter +30%#EFF6C6
Lighter +20%#E3EF9A
Lighter +10%#D6E86E
Darker −10%#B6CF21
Darker −20%#8FA31A
Darker −30%#697713
Darker −40%#424B0C
More saturated +25%#DDFC27
Less saturated −25%#B7C65D

Channel breakdown

R202
G225
B66
Red202 (79.2%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue68.68°
Saturation (HSL)72.6%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G E1 · B 42

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