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Recognised as Colour

#CAE53A

  • #CAE53A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#CAE53A is a yellow with RGB values 202, 229, 58 and HSL 69°, 77%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#CAE53A#CAE53A
HEX#CAE53A
RGBrgb(202, 229, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.898, 0.2275
RGB percentages79.2%, 89.8%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(69.5, 76.7%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.5, 74.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK11.8%, 0%, 74.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,296,954
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE53A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.78:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#351AC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4D80Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1D94Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D6D8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.2Yellow · ΔE 24.1Green yellow · ΔE 24.6Gold · ΔE 30.5Khaki · ΔE 36.3Lawn green · ΔE 39.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#553AE5
Analogous#E5AA3A, #75E53A
Triadic#3ACAE5, #E53ACA
Split complementary#3A75E5, #AA3AE5
Tetradic#3AE5AA, #553AE5, #E53A75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFDEE
Lighter +30%#EEF7C1
Lighter +20%#E2F194
Lighter +10%#D6EB67
Darker −10%#B4D01C
Darker −20%#8DA316
Darker −30%#667610
Darker −40%#3F490A
More saturated +25%#DCFF20
Less saturated −25%#B7C956

Channel breakdown

R202
G229
B58
Red202 (79.2%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue69.47°
Saturation (HSL)76.68%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G E5 · B 3A

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