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#CADE91 Color

#CADE91 is rgb(202, 222, 145) in RGB, hsl(76, 54%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 35%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CADE91
HEX#CADE91
RGBrgb(202, 222, 145)
HSLhsl(76, 54%, 72%)
HSVhsv(76, 35%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 35%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.102 120.4)
LABlab(85.62% -16.09 35.48)
LCHlch(85.62% 38.95 114.39)

What #CADE91 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 #CADE91, 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.

#CADE91 Channel Values

How #CADE91 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 222 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 54% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 35% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.46:1 vs white · 14.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CADE91 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 text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CADE91 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CADE91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CADE91; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CADE91

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 #CADE91.

How #CADE91 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#CADE91
Protanopia#DBDB91
Protanomaly#D4DC91
Deuteranopia#D8D892
Deuteranomaly#D2DA92
Tritanopia#D2D6D6
Tritanomaly#CFD9BE
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CADE91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cade91: #CADE91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CADE91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cade91': '#CADE91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.871, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_cade91">#CADE91</color>
SVG fillfill="#CADE91"

More Green Colors

#CADE91 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CADE91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CADE91?

#CADE91 is a light green — rgb(202, 222, 145) in RGB and hsl(76, 54%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.09.

What is the RGB value of #CADE91?

#CADE91 is rgb(202, 222, 145) — red 202, green 222, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CADE91?

#CADE91 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 35%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CADE91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CADE91 scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CADE91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CADE91 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 13.41, which is visibly different.

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