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#CAE273 Color

#CAE273 is rgb(202, 226, 115) in RGB, hsl(73, 66%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 49%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAE273
HEX#CAE273
RGBrgb(202, 226, 115)
HSLhsl(73, 66%, 67%)
HSVhsv(73, 49%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 49%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.14 119.5)
LABlab(86.36% -20.34 50.85)
LCHlch(86.36% 54.77 111.81)

What #CAE273 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 #CAE273, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 8.09Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 8.21Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 9.22Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 9.27June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 9.49Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 12.11

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

#CAE273 Channel Values

How #CAE273 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 226 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 66% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 49% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAE273 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 text14.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAE273 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAE273

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAE273; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAE273
Complementary
#8B73E2
Analogous
#E2C373
Analogous
#93E273
Triadic
#73CAE2
Triadic
#E273CA
Split comp.
#7393E2
Split comp.
#C373E2

Tints & Shades of #CAE273

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

#D1E684
#D9EA99
#DFEEAA
#E7F2C0
#EDF5D0
#F5FAE6

Shades

#BCDB4D
#ACCF2A
#8CA923
#6D831B
#4D5D13
#2E370B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAE273.

How #CAE273 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#CAE273
Protanopia#DEDE73
Protanomaly#D6E073
Deuteranopia#DADA74
Deuteranomaly#D4DE74
Tritanopia#D5D8D8
Tritanomaly#D1DCB8
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAE273 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cae273: #CAE273;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAE273;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cae273': '#CAE273' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.886, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_cae273">#CAE273</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAE273"

More Green Colors

#CAE273 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAE273 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAE273?

#CAE273 is a light green — rgb(202, 226, 115) in RGB and hsl(73, 66%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #CAE273?

#CAE273 is rgb(202, 226, 115) — red 202, green 226, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAE273?

#CAE273 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 49%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAE273 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAE273 scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAE273 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAE273 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 16.44, which is visibly different.

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