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#CAF2AB Color

#CAF2AB is rgb(202, 242, 171) in RGB, hsl(94, 73%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAF2AB
HEX#CAF2AB
RGBrgb(202, 242, 171)
HSLhsl(94, 73%, 81%)
HSVhsv(94, 29%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.102 132)
LABlab(91.35% -22.58 29.94)
LCHlch(91.35% 37.50 127.03)

What #CAF2AB 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 #CAF2AB, 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.

#CAF2AB Channel Values

How #CAF2AB 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 242 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 73% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 29% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAF2AB 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAF2AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAF2AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAF2AB; 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 #CAF2AB

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 #CAF2AB.

How #CAF2AB 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#CAF2AB
Protanopia#ECECAB
Protanomaly#DFEEAB
Deuteranopia#E6E6AD
Deuteranomaly#DBEBAC
Tritanopia#D3EBEB
Tritanomaly#D0EED4
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAF2AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caf2ab: #CAF2AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAF2AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caf2ab': '#CAF2AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.949, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_caf2ab">#CAF2AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAF2AB"

More Green Colors

#CAF2AB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAF2AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAF2AB?

#CAF2AB is a lightest green — rgb(202, 242, 171) in RGB and hsl(94, 73%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.36.

What is the RGB value of #CAF2AB?

#CAF2AB is rgb(202, 242, 171) — red 202, green 242, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAF2AB?

#CAF2AB converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAF2AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAF2AB scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAF2AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAF2AB 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 17.8, which is visibly different.

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