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#CAE3BA Color

#CAE3BA is rgb(202, 227, 186) in RGB, hsl(97, 42%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 18%, 11%) 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 5.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAE3BA
HEX#CAE3BA
RGBrgb(202, 227, 186)
HSLhsl(97, 42%, 81%)
HSVhsv(97, 18%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 18%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.061 133.2)
LABlab(87.57% -14.05 17.20)
LCHlch(87.57% 22.21 129.23)

What #CAE3BA 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 #CAE3BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 5.64Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.57Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 10.58Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.3Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 11.44Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.86

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

#CAE3BA Channel Values

How #CAE3BA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 42% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 18% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAE3BA 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAE3BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAE3BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAE3BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAE3BA
Complementary
#D3BAE3
Analogous
#DEE3BA
Analogous
#BAE3BF
Triadic
#BACAE3
Triadic
#E3BACA
Split comp.
#BFBAE3
Split comp.
#E3BADE

Tints & Shades of #CAE3BA

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

#CFE6C1
#D8EACC
#DDEDD4
#E6F2DE
#EBF5E6
#F4F9F1

Shades

#ABD392
#8CC26B
#6EAE47
#558637
#3C5E26
#233616

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAE3BA.

How #CAE3BA 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#CAE3BA
Protanopia#DFDFBA
Protanomaly#D7E1BA
Deuteranopia#DBDBBB
Deuteranomaly#D5DEBB
Tritanopia#CFDEDE
Tritanomaly#CDE0D1
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAE3BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cae3ba: #CAE3BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAE3BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cae3ba': '#CAE3BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.890, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_cae3ba">#CAE3BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAE3BA"

More Green Colors

#CAE3BA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAE3BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAE3BA?

#CAE3BA is a lightest green — rgb(202, 227, 186) in RGB and hsl(97, 42%, 81%) 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 5.64.

What is the RGB value of #CAE3BA?

#CAE3BA is rgb(202, 227, 186) — red 202, green 227, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAE3BA?

#CAE3BA converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 18%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAE3BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAE3BA scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAE3BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAE3BA 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 13.73, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.