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#CAE85E Color

#CAE85E is rgb(202, 232, 94) in RGB, hsl(73, 75%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 59%, 9%) 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 5.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAE85E
HEX#CAE85E
RGBrgb(202, 232, 94)
HSLhsl(73, 75%, 64%)
HSVhsv(73, 59%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 59%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(88.2% 0.166 120.3)
LABlab(87.81% -24.33 61.67)
LCHlch(87.81% 66.30 111.53)

What #CAE85E 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 #CAE85E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 5.5Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 8.88Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 10.82Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 11.85Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 13.21Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 14.64

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#CAE85E Channel Values

How #CAE85E 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 232 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 75% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 59% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 59% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAE85E 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAE85E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAE85E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAE85E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAE85E
Complementary
#7C5EE8
Analogous
#E8C15E
Analogous
#85E85E
Triadic
#5ECAE8
Triadic
#E85ECA
Split comp.
#5E85E8
Split comp.
#C15EE8

Tints & Shades of #CAE85E

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

#D2EB75
#D9EE8B
#E0F2A1
#E6F4B3
#EDF7C9
#F5FBE0

Shades

#BDE236
#ABD21E
#8AAA18
#6D8613
#4C5E0D
#2F3A08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAE85E.

How #CAE85E 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#CAE85E
Protanopia#E3E35E
Protanomaly#DAE55E
Deuteranopia#DFDF60
Deuteranomaly#D7E25F
Tritanopia#D7DCDC
Tritanomaly#D2E1B7
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAE85E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cae85e: #CAE85E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAE85E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cae85e': '#CAE85E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.910, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_cae85e">#CAE85E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAE85E"

More Green Colors

#CAE85E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAE85E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAE85E?

#CAE85E is a light green — rgb(202, 232, 94) in RGB and hsl(73, 75%, 64%) 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 5.5.

What is the RGB value of #CAE85E?

#CAE85E is rgb(202, 232, 94) — red 202, green 232, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAE85E?

#CAE85E converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 59%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAE85E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAE85E scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAE85E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAE85E 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 14.64, which is visibly different.

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