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Recognised as Colour

#CAE755

  • #CAE755
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#CAE755 is a green with RGB values 202, 231, 85 and HSL 72°, 75%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#CAE755#CAE755
HEX#CAE755
RGBrgb(202, 231, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.9059, 0.3333
RGB percentages79.2%, 90.6%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(71.9, 75.3%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.9, 63.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK12.6%, 0%, 63.2%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,297,493
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE755;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.07:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#3518AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5DB42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2DB5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D5DBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 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 text15.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.9Green yellow · ΔE 28.9Khaki · ΔE 29Yellow · ΔE 31.5Pale green · ΔE 33.3Light green · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7255E7
Analogous#E7BB55, #81E755
Triadic#55CAE7, #E755CA
Split complementary#5581E7, #BB55E7
Tetradic#55E7BB, #7255E7, #E75581

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4FADB
Lighter +20%#E6F4AE
Lighter +10%#D8ED82
Darker −10%#BCE128
Darker −20%#9CBC1A
Darker −30%#768F14
Darker −40%#51620E
More saturated +25%#D8FF3D
Less saturated −25%#BBCF6D

Channel breakdown

R202
G231
B85
Red202 (79.2%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue71.92°
Saturation (HSL)75.26%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G E7 · B 55

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