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#CAECE6 Color

#CAECE6 is rgb(202, 236, 230) in RGB, hsl(169, 47%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 7%) 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 6.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAECE6
HEX#CAECE6
RGBrgb(202, 236, 230)
HSLhsl(169, 47%, 86%)
HSVhsv(169, 14%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(91.7% 0.036 183.7)
LABlab(90.81% -12.35 -1.00)
LCHlch(90.81% 12.40 184.63)

What #CAECE6 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 #CAECE6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 6.81Water#D4F1F9ΔE 7.67Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 7.68Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 9.19Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 10.02Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 10.83

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

#CAECE6 Channel Values

How #CAECE6 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 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 47% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 14% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAECE6 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAECE6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAECE6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAECE6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAECE6
Complementary
#ECCBD1
Analogous
#CBECD5
Analogous
#CBE1EC
Triadic
#E6CBEC
Triadic
#ECE6CB
Split comp.
#ECCBE1
Split comp.
#ECD5CB

Tints & Shades of #CAECE6

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

#D2EFEA
#D6F0EB
#DDF3EF
#E5F6F2
#ECF8F6
#F0FAF8

Shades

#9EDCD0
#74CDBD
#47BDA7
#359281
#246559
#163C35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAECE6.

How #CAECE6 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#CAECE6
Protanopia#E7E7E6
Protanomaly#DCE9E6
Deuteranopia#E2E2E7
Deuteranomaly#D9E6E7
Tritanopia#CBEBEB
Tritanomaly#CBECE9
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAECE6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caece6: #CAECE6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAECE6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caece6': '#CAECE6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.925, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_caece6">#CAECE6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAECE6"

More Green Colors

#CAECE6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAECE6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAECE6?

#CAECE6 is a lightest green — rgb(202, 236, 230) in RGB and hsl(169, 47%, 86%) 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 6.81.

What is the RGB value of #CAECE6?

#CAECE6 is rgb(202, 236, 230) — red 202, green 236, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAECE6?

#CAECE6 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAECE6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAECE6 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAECE6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAECE6 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 7.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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