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#CAE3DA Color

#CAE3DA is rgb(202, 227, 218) in RGB, hsl(158, 31%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAE3DA
HEX#CAE3DA
RGBrgb(202, 227, 218)
HSLhsl(158, 31%, 84%)
HSVhsv(158, 11%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(89.5% 0.029 172)
LABlab(88.19% -9.86 1.45)
LCHlch(88.19% 9.96 171.60)

What #CAE3DA 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 #CAE3DA, 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.

#CAE3DA Channel Values

How #CAE3DA 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 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 31% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 11% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 4% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAE3DA 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAE3DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAE3DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAE3DA; 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.
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Tints & Shades of #CAE3DA

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 #CAE3DA.

How #CAE3DA 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#CAE3DA
Protanopia#DFDFDA
Protanomaly#D7E1DA
Deuteranopia#DBDBDB
Deuteranomaly#D5DEDA
Tritanopia#CBE2E2
Tritanomaly#CBE2DF
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAE3DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cae3da: #CAE3DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAE3DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cae3da': '#CAE3DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.890, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_cae3da">#CAE3DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAE3DA"

More Green Colors

#CAE3DA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAE3DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAE3DA?

#CAE3DA is a lightest green — rgb(202, 227, 218) in RGB and hsl(158, 31%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.53.

What is the RGB value of #CAE3DA?

#CAE3DA is rgb(202, 227, 218) — red 202, green 227, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAE3DA?

#CAE3DA converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAE3DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAE3DA scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAE3DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAE3DA 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 gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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