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#CAE401 Color

#CAE401 is rgb(202, 228, 1) in RGB, hsl(67, 99%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 100%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAE401
HEX#CAE401
RGBrgb(202, 228, 1)
HSLhsl(67, 99%, 45%)
HSVhsv(67, 100%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 100%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(86.9% 0.202 117.8)
LABlab(86.39% -25.06 83.23)
LCHlch(86.39% 86.92 106.76)

What #CAE401 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 #CAE401, 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.

#CAE401 Channel Values

How #CAE401 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 228 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 99% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 100% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAE401 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAE401 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAE401

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAE401; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CAE401

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 #CAE401.

How #CAE401 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#CAE401
Protanopia#E0E004
Protanomaly#D7E203
Deuteranopia#DCDC11
Deuteranomaly#D5DF0B
Tritanopia#D8D7D7
Tritanomaly#D3DCAB
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAE401 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cae401: #CAE401;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAE401;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cae401': '#CAE401' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.894, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_cae401">#CAE401</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAE401"

More Green Colors

#CAE401 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAE401 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAE401?

#CAE401 is a mid-tone green — rgb(202, 228, 1) in RGB and hsl(67, 99%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.78.

What is the RGB value of #CAE401?

#CAE401 is rgb(202, 228, 1) — red 202, green 228, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAE401?

#CAE401 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 100%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAE401 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAE401 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAE401 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAE401 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 17.77, which is visibly different.

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