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#CAD9C9 Color

#CAD9C9 is rgb(202, 217, 201) in RGB, hsl(116, 17%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAD9C9
HEX#CAD9C9
RGBrgb(202, 217, 201)
HSLhsl(116, 17%, 82%)
HSVhsv(116, 7%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(86.9% 0.027 143.6)
LABlab(85.21% -7.43 6.09)
LCHlch(85.21% 9.60 140.66)

What #CAD9C9 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 #CAD9C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Gray#CFCFC4ΔE 6.44Timberwolf#DBD7D2ΔE 8.81White Coffee#E6E0D4ΔE 9.06Bone#E3DAC9ΔE 9.45Light Gray#D3D3D3ΔE 9.63Light Silver#D8D8D8ΔE 9.67

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

#CAD9C9 Channel Values

How #CAD9C9 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 217 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 116° · S 17% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 116° · S 7% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAD9C9 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAD9C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAD9C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAD9C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAD9C9
Complementary
#D8C9D9
Analogous
#D2D9C9
Analogous
#C9D9D0
Triadic
#C9CAD9
Triadic
#D9C9CA
Split comp.
#D0C9D9
Split comp.
#D9C9D2

Tints & Shades of #CAD9C9

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

#D0DDCF
#D9E3D8
#DFE8DE
#E5ECE4
#EBF0EA
#F3F7F3

Shades

#AAC2A8
#8AAA88
#6B9268
#506E4E
#394E37
#212D20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAD9C9.

How #CAD9C9 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#CAD9C9
Protanopia#D7D7C9
Protanomaly#D2D8C9
Deuteranopia#D4D4C9
Deuteranomaly#D0D6C9
Tritanopia#CCD7D7
Tritanomaly#CBD8D2
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAD9C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cad9c9: #CAD9C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAD9C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cad9c9': '#CAD9C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.851, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_cad9c9">#CAD9C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAD9C9"

More Green Colors

#CAD9C9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAD9C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAD9C9?

#CAD9C9 is a lightest green — rgb(202, 217, 201) in RGB and hsl(116, 17%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #CAD9C9?

#CAD9C9 is rgb(202, 217, 201) — red 202, green 217, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAD9C9?

#CAD9C9 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAD9C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAD9C9 scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAD9C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAD9C9 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 lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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