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#CAF65A Color

#CAF65A is rgb(202, 246, 90) in RGB, hsl(77, 90%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 63%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAF65A
HEX#CAF65A
RGBrgb(202, 246, 90)
HSLhsl(77, 90%, 66%)
HSVhsv(77, 63%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 63%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(91.3% 0.186 123.5)
LABlab(91.61% -30.63 67.24)
LCHlch(91.61% 73.89 114.49)

What #CAF65A 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 #CAF65A, 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.

#CAF65A Channel Values

How #CAF65A 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 246 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 90% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 63% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAF65A 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 text16.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CAF65A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAF65A; 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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Tints & Shades of #CAF65A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAF65A.

How #CAF65A 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#CAF65A
Protanopia#EFEF5B
Protanomaly#E1F25A
Deuteranopia#E9E95E
Deuteranomaly#DDEE5C
Tritanopia#D9E9E9
Tritanomaly#D3EFC1
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAF65A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caf65a: #CAF65A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAF65A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caf65a': '#CAF65A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.965, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_caf65a">#CAF65A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAF65A"

More Green Colors

#CAF65A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAF65A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAF65A?

#CAF65A is a light green — rgb(202, 246, 90) in RGB and hsl(77, 90%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.78.

What is the RGB value of #CAF65A?

#CAF65A is rgb(202, 246, 90) — red 202, green 246, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAF65A?

#CAF65A converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 63%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAF65A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAF65A scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAF65A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAF65A 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 15.13, which is visibly different.

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