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Recognised as Colour

#CAE590

  • #CAE590
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#CAE590 is a green with RGB values 202, 229, 144 and HSL 79°, 62%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#CAE590#CAE590
HEX#CAE590
RGBrgb(202, 229, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.898, 0.5647
RGB percentages79.2%, 89.8%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(79.1, 62%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.1, 37.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK11.8%, 0%, 37.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,297,040
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE590;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.12:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#351A6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEDB8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBDB94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D0DDD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.4Dark khaki · ΔE 19.6Light green · ΔE 23.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB90E5
Analogous#E5D690, #A0E590
Triadic#90CAE5, #E590CA
Split complementary#90A0E5, #D590E5
Tetradic#90E5D5, #AB90E5, #E590A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F8E3
Lighter +10%#DEEFB9
Darker −10%#B6DB67
Darker −20%#A3D23D
Darker −30%#87B22A
Darker −40%#688920
More saturated +25%#D0F67F
Less saturated −25%#C4D4A1

Channel breakdown

R202
G229
B144
Red202 (79.2%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue79.06°
Saturation (HSL)62.04%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G E5 · B 90

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