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Recognised as Colour

#CAE9AA

  • #CAE9AA
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CAE9AA is a green with RGB values 202, 233, 170 and HSL 90°, 59%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#CAE9AA#CAE9AA
HEX#CAE9AA
RGBrgb(202, 233, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.9137, 0.6667
RGB percentages79.2%, 91.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(89.5, 58.9%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.5, 27%, 91.4%)
CMYK13.3%, 0%, 27%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,298,090
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE9AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.75:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#351655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFE0A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#EADEADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CCE3D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 18.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 18.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.3Khaki · ΔE 21.4Wheat · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9AAE9
Analogous#E9E9AA, #ABE9AA
Triadic#AACAE9, #E9AACA
Split complementary#AAABE9, #E9AAE9
Tetradic#AAE9E9, #C9AAE9, #E9AAAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFB
Lighter +10%#E3F3D3
Darker −10%#B1DF81
Darker −20%#97D459
Darker −30%#7EC733
Darker −40%#649E29
More saturated +25%#CAF69D
Less saturated −25%#CADCB7

Channel breakdown

R202
G233
B170
Red202 (79.2%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue89.52°
Saturation (HSL)58.88%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G E9 · B AA

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