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#CACF96 Color

#CACF96 is rgb(202, 207, 150) in RGB, hsl(65, 37%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 28%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Misty Moss (#BBB477), visibly different at ΔE 10.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CACF96
HEX#CACF96
RGBrgb(202, 207, 150)
HSLhsl(65, 37%, 70%)
HSVhsv(65, 28%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 28%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.075 112.1)
LABlab(81.69% -8.55 27.84)
LCHlch(81.69% 29.12 107.08)

What #CACF96 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CACF96, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#CACF96 Channel Values

How #CACF96 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 202 · G 207 · B 1508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 37% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 28% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CACF96 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CACF96 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CACF96

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CACF96; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CACF96

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CACF96.

How #CACF96 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CACF96
Protanopia#CECE96
Protanomaly#CDCE96
Deuteranopia#CDCD96
Deuteranomaly#CCCE96
Tritanopia#D0C9C9
Tritanomaly#CECBB7
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CACF96 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cacf96: #CACF96;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CACF96;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cacf96': '#CACF96' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.812, blue: 0.588)
Android XML<color name="color_cacf96">#CACF96</color>
SVG fillfill="#CACF96"

More Green Colors

#CACF96 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CACF96 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CACF96?

#CACF96 is a light green — rgb(202, 207, 150) in RGB and hsl(65, 37%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Misty Moss (#BBB477), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.76.

What is the RGB value of #CACF96?

#CACF96 is rgb(202, 207, 150) — red 202, green 207, and blue 150 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CACF96?

#CACF96 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 28%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CACF96 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CACF96 scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CACF96 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CACF96 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 10.87, which is visibly different.

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