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#CAE46C Color

#CAE46C is rgb(202, 228, 108) in RGB, hsl(73, 69%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 53%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAE46C
HEX#CAE46C
RGBrgb(202, 228, 108)
HSLhsl(73, 69%, 66%)
HSVhsv(73, 53%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 53%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.149 119.7)
LABlab(86.83% -21.72 54.58)
LCHlch(86.83% 58.74 111.70)

What #CAE46C 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 #CAE46C, 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.

#CAE46C Channel Values

How #CAE46C 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 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 69% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 53% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAE46C 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 text14.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CAE46C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAE46C; 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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Tints & Shades of #CAE46C

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAE46C.

How #CAE46C 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#CAE46C
Protanopia#E0E06C
Protanomaly#D7E26C
Deuteranopia#DCDC6E
Deuteranomaly#D5DF6D
Tritanopia#D6D9D9
Tritanomaly#D1DEB8
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAE46C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cae46c: #CAE46C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAE46C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cae46c': '#CAE46C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.894, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_cae46c">#CAE46C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAE46C"

More Green Colors

#CAE46C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAE46C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAE46C?

#CAE46C is a light green — rgb(202, 228, 108) in RGB and hsl(73, 69%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #CAE46C?

#CAE46C is rgb(202, 228, 108) — red 202, green 228, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAE46C?

#CAE46C converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 53%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAE46C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAE46C scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAE46C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAE46C 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 18.78, which is visibly different.

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