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#CAE7BC Color

#CAE7BC is rgb(202, 231, 188) in RGB, hsl(100, 47%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 19%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAE7BC
HEX#CAE7BC
RGBrgb(202, 231, 188)
HSLhsl(100, 47%, 82%)
HSVhsv(100, 19%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 19%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(89.6% 0.065 135.5)
LABlab(88.67% -15.66 17.69)
LCHlch(88.67% 23.62 131.52)

What #CAE7BC 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 #CAE7BC, 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.

#CAE7BC Channel Values

How #CAE7BC 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 231 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 100° · S 47% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 100° · S 19% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAE7BC 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAE7BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAE7BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAE7BC; 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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Tints & Shades of #CAE7BC

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 #CAE7BC.

How #CAE7BC 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#CAE7BC
Protanopia#E2E2BC
Protanomaly#D9E4BC
Deuteranopia#DEDEBD
Deuteranomaly#D6E2BD
Tritanopia#D0E2E2
Tritanomaly#CDE4D4
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAE7BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cae7bc: #CAE7BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAE7BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cae7bc': '#CAE7BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.906, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_cae7bc">#CAE7BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAE7BC"

More Green Colors

#CAE7BC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAE7BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAE7BC?

#CAE7BC is a lightest green — rgb(202, 231, 188) in RGB and hsl(100, 47%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.81.

What is the RGB value of #CAE7BC?

#CAE7BC is rgb(202, 231, 188) — red 202, green 231, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAE7BC?

#CAE7BC converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 19%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAE7BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAE7BC scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAE7BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAE7BC 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 14.09, which is visibly different.

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