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#CAE7DC Color

#CAE7DC is rgb(202, 231, 220) in RGB, hsl(157, 38%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 9%) 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 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAE7DC
HEX#CAE7DC
RGBrgb(202, 231, 220)
HSLhsl(157, 38%, 85%)
HSVhsv(157, 13%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(90.4% 0.034 170.7)
LABlab(89.28% -11.46 1.99)
LCHlch(89.28% 11.63 170.17)

What #CAE7DC 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 #CAE7DC, 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.

#CAE7DC Channel Values

How #CAE7DC 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 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 38% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 13% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 15.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAE7DC 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CAE7DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAE7DC; 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 #CAE7DC

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 #CAE7DC.

How #CAE7DC 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#CAE7DC
Protanopia#E2E2DC
Protanomaly#D9E4DC
Deuteranopia#DEDEDD
Deuteranomaly#D6E2DC
Tritanopia#CCE6E6
Tritanomaly#CBE6E2
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAE7DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cae7dc: #CAE7DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAE7DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cae7dc': '#CAE7DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.906, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_cae7dc">#CAE7DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAE7DC"

More Green Colors

#CAE7DC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAE7DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAE7DC?

#CAE7DC is a lightest green — rgb(202, 231, 220) in RGB and hsl(157, 38%, 85%) 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 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #CAE7DC?

#CAE7DC is rgb(202, 231, 220) — red 202, green 231, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAE7DC?

#CAE7DC converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAE7DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAE7DC scores 1.31:1 against white and 15.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAE7DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAE7DC 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 lightcyan (#E0FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 10.2, which is visibly different.

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