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Recognised as Colour

#CAE8A1

  • #CAE8A1
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CAE8A1 is a green with RGB values 202, 232, 161 and HSL 85°, 61%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#CAE8A1#CAE8A1
HEX#CAE8A1
RGBrgb(202, 232, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.9098, 0.6314
RGB percentages79.2%, 91%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(85.4, 60.7%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.4, 30.6%, 91%)
CMYK12.9%, 0%, 30.6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,297,825
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE8A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.57:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#35175E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFDF9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBDDA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CEE2D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.7Khaki · ΔE 18.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 20.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.2Dark khaki · ΔE 21.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 14.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFA1E8
Analogous#E8E3A1, #A7E8A1
Triadic#A1CAE8, #E8A1CA
Split complementary#A1A7E8, #E2A1E8
Tetradic#A1E8E3, #BFA1E8, #E8A1A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FCF3
Lighter +10%#E1F2CA
Darker −10%#B3DE78
Darker −20%#9CD44F
Darker −30%#83C12F
Darker −40%#679825
More saturated +25%#CCF792
Less saturated −25%#C8D9B0

Channel breakdown

R202
G232
B161
Red202 (79.2%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue85.35°
Saturation (HSL)60.68%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G E8 · B A1

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