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#CAED1D Color

#CAED1D is rgb(202, 237, 29) in RGB, hsl(70, 85%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 88%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAED1D
HEX#CAED1D
RGBrgb(202, 237, 29)
HSLhsl(70, 85%, 52%)
HSVhsv(70, 88%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 88%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.206 120.1)
LABlab(88.89% -28.72 82.13)
LCHlch(88.89% 87.00 109.27)

What #CAED1D 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 #CAED1D, 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.

#CAED1D Channel Values

How #CAED1D 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 237 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 85% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 88% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 88% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAED1D 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAED1D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAED1D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAED1D; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CAED1D

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 #CAED1D.

How #CAED1D 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#CAED1D
Protanopia#E8E81F
Protanomaly#DCEA1E
Deuteranopia#E2E226
Deuteranomaly#D9E723
Tritanopia#D9DFDF
Tritanomaly#D3E5B3
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAED1D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caed1d: #CAED1D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAED1D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caed1d': '#CAED1D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.929, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_caed1d">#CAED1D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAED1D"

More Green Colors

#CAED1D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAED1D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAED1D?

#CAED1D is a mid-tone green — rgb(202, 237, 29) in RGB and hsl(70, 85%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.61.

What is the RGB value of #CAED1D?

#CAED1D is rgb(202, 237, 29) — red 202, green 237, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAED1D?

#CAED1D converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 88%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAED1D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAED1D scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAED1D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAED1D 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 18.08, which is visibly different.

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