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Recognised as Colour

#CAE399

  • #CAE399
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CAE399 is a green with RGB values 202, 227, 153 and HSL 80°, 57%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#CAE399#CAE399
HEX#CAE399
RGBrgb(202, 227, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8902, 0.6
RGB percentages79.2%, 89%, 60%
HSLhsl(80.3, 56.9%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.3, 32.6%, 89%)
CMYK11%, 0%, 32.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,296,537
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE399;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.96:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#351C66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBDA94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8D99Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CFDCD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14Khaki · ΔE 16.6Dark khaki · ΔE 18.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 21.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.7Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 14.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B299E3
Analogous#E3D799, #A5E399
Triadic#99CAE3, #E399CA
Split complementary#99A5E3, #D799E3
Tetradic#99E3D7, #B299E3, #E399A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F9E9
Lighter +10%#DFEEC1
Darker −10%#B5D871
Darker −20%#A0CD49
Darker −30%#86B231
Darker −40%#688A26
More saturated +25%#CFF389
Less saturated −25%#C5D3A9

Channel breakdown

R202
G227
B153
Red202 (79.2%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue80.27°
Saturation (HSL)56.92%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G E3 · B 99

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