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Recognised as Colour

#CAE9C6

  • #CAE9C6
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#CAE9C6 is a green with RGB values 202, 233, 198 and HSL 113°, 44%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#CAE9C6#CAE9C6
HEX#CAE9C6
RGBrgb(202, 233, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.9137, 0.7765
RGB percentages79.2%, 91.4%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(113.1, 44.3%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(113.1, 15%, 91.4%)
CMYK13.3%, 0%, 15%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,298,118
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE9C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.98:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#351639

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBE3C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6DFC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C8E7DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14Beige · ΔE 14.1Light yellow · ΔE 15.2Honeydew · ΔE 15.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.3Cornsilk · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5C6E9
Analogous#DCE9C6, #C6E9D4
Triadic#C6CAE9, #E9C6CA
Split complementary#D4C6E9, #E9C6DC
Tetradic#C6DCE9, #E5C6E9, #E9D4C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECF7EB
Darker −10%#A8DBA1
Darker −20%#86CD7C
Darker −30%#63BE58
Darker −40%#4BA43F
More saturated +25%#C2F3BC
Less saturated −25%#D2DFD0

Channel breakdown

R202
G233
B198
Red202 (79.2%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue113.14°
Saturation (HSL)44.3%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G E9 · B C6

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