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#CAEC93 Color

#CAEC93 is rgb(202, 236, 147) in RGB, hsl(83, 70%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 38%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAEC93
HEX#CAEC93
RGBrgb(202, 236, 147)
HSLhsl(83, 70%, 75%)
HSVhsv(83, 38%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 38%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.8% 0.12 125.7)
LABlab(89.41% -22.27 39.32)
LCHlch(89.41% 45.18 119.53)

What #CAEC93 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 #CAEC93, 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.

#CAEC93 Channel Values

How #CAEC93 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 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 70% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 38% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.32:1 vs white · 15.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAEC93 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 text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAEC93 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAEC93

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAEC93; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CAEC93

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 #CAEC93.

How #CAEC93 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#CAEC93
Protanopia#E7E793
Protanomaly#DCE993
Deuteranopia#E2E295
Deuteranomaly#D9E694
Tritanopia#D4E3E3
Tritanomaly#D0E7C8
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAEC93 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caec93: #CAEC93;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAEC93;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caec93': '#CAEC93' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.925, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_caec93">#CAEC93</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAEC93"

More Green Colors

#CAEC93 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAEC93 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAEC93?

#CAEC93 is a light green — rgb(202, 236, 147) in RGB and hsl(83, 70%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.68.

What is the RGB value of #CAEC93?

#CAEC93 is rgb(202, 236, 147) — red 202, green 236, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAEC93?

#CAEC93 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 38%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAEC93 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAEC93 scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAEC93 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAEC93 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 17.66, which is visibly different.

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