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#CAEAA4 Color

#CAEAA4 is rgb(202, 234, 164) in RGB, hsl(87, 62%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), visibly different at ΔE 10.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAEAA4
HEX#CAEAA4
RGBrgb(202, 234, 164)
HSLhsl(87, 62%, 78%)
HSVhsv(87, 30%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.098 128.2)
LABlab(89.10% -19.72 30.48)
LCHlch(89.10% 36.30 122.90)

What #CAEAA4 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 #CAEAA4, 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.

#CAEAA4 Channel Values

How #CAEAA4 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 234 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 62% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 30% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAEAA4 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CAEAA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAEAA4; 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 #CAEAA4

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAEAA4.

How #CAEAA4 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#CAEAA4
Protanopia#E5E5A4
Protanomaly#DBE7A4
Deuteranopia#E0E0A5
Deuteranomaly#D8E4A5
Tritanopia#D3E3E3
Tritanomaly#CFE6CD
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAEAA4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caeaa4: #CAEAA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAEAA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caeaa4': '#CAEAA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.918, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_caeaa4">#CAEAA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAEAA4"

More Green Colors

#CAEAA4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAEAA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAEAA4?

#CAEAA4 is a light green — rgb(202, 234, 164) in RGB and hsl(87, 62%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.48.

What is the RGB value of #CAEAA4?

#CAEAA4 is rgb(202, 234, 164) — red 202, green 234, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAEAA4?

#CAEAA4 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAEAA4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAEAA4 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAEAA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAEAA4 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 15.09, which is visibly different.

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