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#CAEC41 Color

#CAEC41 is rgb(202, 236, 65) in RGB, hsl(72, 82%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 72%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pear (#D1E231), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAEC41
HEX#CAEC41
RGBrgb(202, 236, 65)
HSLhsl(72, 82%, 59%)
HSVhsv(72, 72%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 72%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.9% 0.191 120.4)
LABlab(88.73% -27.39 73.27)
LCHlch(88.73% 78.22 110.49)

What #CAEC41 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 #CAEC41, 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.

#CAEC41 Channel Values

How #CAEC41 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 236 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 82% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 72% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAEC41 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAEC41 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAEC41

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAEC41; 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 #CAEC41

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 #CAEC41.

How #CAEC41 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#CAEC41
Protanopia#E7E742
Protanomaly#DCE941
Deuteranopia#E2E245
Deuteranomaly#D9E644
Tritanopia#D9DFDF
Tritanomaly#D3E4B6
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAEC41 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caec41: #CAEC41;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAEC41;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caec41': '#CAEC41' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.925, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_caec41">#CAEC41</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAEC41"

More Green Colors

#CAEC41 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAEC41 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAEC41?

#CAEC41 is a mid-tone green — rgb(202, 236, 65) in RGB and hsl(72, 82%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pear (#D1E231), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.66.

What is the RGB value of #CAEC41?

#CAEC41 is rgb(202, 236, 65) — red 202, green 236, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAEC41?

#CAEC41 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 72%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAEC41 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAEC41 scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAEC41 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAEC41 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 15.3, which is visibly different.

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