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#CADFB3 Color

#CADFB3 is rgb(202, 223, 179) in RGB, hsl(89, 41%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 20%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CADFB3
HEX#CADFB3
RGBrgb(202, 223, 179)
HSLhsl(89, 41%, 79%)
HSVhsv(89, 20%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 20%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(87.7% 0.063 128.4)
LABlab(86.39% -13.01 19.19)
LCHlch(86.39% 23.19 124.13)

What #CADFB3 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 #CADFB3, 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.

#CADFB3 Channel Values

How #CADFB3 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 223 · B 1798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 89° · S 41% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 89° · S 20% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CADFB3 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CADFB3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CADFB3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CADFB3; 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 #CADFB3

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 #CADFB3.

How #CADFB3 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#CADFB3
Protanopia#DCDCB3
Protanomaly#D5DDB3
Deuteranopia#D8D8B4
Deuteranomaly#D3DBB3
Tritanopia#CFDADA
Tritanomaly#CDDCCC
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CADFB3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cadfb3: #CADFB3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CADFB3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cadfb3': '#CADFB3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.875, blue: 0.702)
Android XML<color name="color_cadfb3">#CADFB3</color>
SVG fillfill="#CADFB3"

More Green Colors

#CADFB3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CADFB3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CADFB3?

#CADFB3 is a light green — rgb(202, 223, 179) in RGB and hsl(89, 41%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.67.

What is the RGB value of #CADFB3?

#CADFB3 is rgb(202, 223, 179) — red 202, green 223, and blue 179 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CADFB3?

#CADFB3 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 20%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CADFB3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CADFB3 scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CADFB3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CADFB3 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 13.82, which is visibly different.

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