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Recognised as Colour

#CAE231

  • #CAE231
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#CAE231 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 226, 49 and HSL 68°, 75%, 54%. 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

#CAE231#CAE231
HEX#CAE231
RGBrgb(202, 226, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8863, 0.1922
RGB percentages79.2%, 88.6%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(68.1, 75.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.1, 78.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK10.6%, 0%, 78.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,296,177
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE231;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.43:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#351DCE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2D500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFD743no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D7D5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.3Yellow · ΔE 22.6Green yellow · ΔE 25.3Gold · ΔE 28.9Khaki · ΔE 37.3Lawn green · ΔE 40.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4931E2
Analogous#E2A231, #71E231
Triadic#31CAE2, #E231CA
Split complementary#3172E2, #A131E2
Tetradic#31E2A1, #4931E2, #E23172

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FBE4
Lighter +30%#EDF5B7
Lighter +20%#E1EF8A
Lighter +10%#D6E85E
Darker −10%#ADC41C
Darker −20%#869815
Darker −30%#5E6B0F
Darker −40%#373E09
More saturated +25%#DFFF14
Less saturated −25%#B5C54E

Channel breakdown

R202
G226
B49
Red202 (79.2%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue68.14°
Saturation (HSL)75.32%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G E2 · B 31

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