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Recognised as Colour

#CAE39B

  • #CAE39B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CAE39B is a green with RGB values 202, 227, 155 and HSL 81°, 56%, 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

#CAE39B#CAE39B
HEX#CAE39B
RGBrgb(202, 227, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8902, 0.6078
RGB percentages79.2%, 89%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(80.8, 56.3%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.8, 31.7%, 89%)
CMYK11%, 0%, 31.7%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,296,539
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE39B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.97:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#351C64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBDA96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8DA9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CFDCD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 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 text14.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13.6Khaki · ΔE 17.1Dark khaki · ΔE 19Lemon chiffon · ΔE 20.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.1Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B49BE3
Analogous#E3D89B, #A6E39B
Triadic#9BCAE3, #E39BCA
Split complementary#9BA6E3, #D89BE3
Tetradic#9BE3D8, #B49BE3, #E39BA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F9EB
Lighter +10%#DFEEC3
Darker −10%#B5D873
Darker −20%#A0CD4B
Darker −30%#86B332
Darker −40%#688B27
More saturated +25%#CFF38B
Less saturated −25%#C5D3AB

Channel breakdown

R202
G227
B155
Red202 (79.2%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue80.83°
Saturation (HSL)56.25%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G E3 · B 9B

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