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#CAE37D Color

#CAE37D is rgb(202, 227, 125) in RGB, hsl(75, 65%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 45%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAE37D
HEX#CAE37D
RGBrgb(202, 227, 125)
HSLhsl(75, 65%, 69%)
HSVhsv(75, 45%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 45%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.131 120.5)
LABlab(86.73% -20.06 46.61)
LCHlch(86.73% 50.75 113.29)

What #CAE37D 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 #CAE37D, 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.

#CAE37D Channel Values

How #CAE37D 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 227 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 75° · S 65% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 75° · S 45% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAE37D 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAE37D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAE37D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAE37D; 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 #CAE37D

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 #CAE37D.

How #CAE37D 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#CAE37D
Protanopia#DFDF7D
Protanomaly#D7E17D
Deuteranopia#DBDB7E
Deuteranomaly#D5DE7E
Tritanopia#D5D9D9
Tritanomaly#D0DDBC
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAE37D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cae37d: #CAE37D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAE37D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cae37d': '#CAE37D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.890, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_cae37d">#CAE37D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAE37D"

More Green Colors

#CAE37D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAE37D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAE37D?

#CAE37D is a light green — rgb(202, 227, 125) in RGB and hsl(75, 65%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.02.

What is the RGB value of #CAE37D?

#CAE37D is rgb(202, 227, 125) — red 202, green 227, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAE37D?

#CAE37D converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 45%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAE37D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAE37D scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAE37D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAE37D 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 15.08, which is visibly different.

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