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#CAF684 Color

#CAF684 is rgb(202, 246, 132) in RGB, hsl(83, 86%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 46%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mindaro (#E3F988), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAF684
HEX#CAF684
RGBrgb(202, 246, 132)
HSLhsl(83, 86%, 74%)
HSVhsv(83, 46%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 46%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(91.8% 0.15 126.5)
LABlab(91.96% -27.94 49.61)
LCHlch(91.96% 56.93 119.39)

What #CAF684 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 #CAF684, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 8.84Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 10.92Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 12.91June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 13.79Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 13.89Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 14.26

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

#CAF684 Channel Values

How #CAF684 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 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 86% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 46% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAF684 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAF684 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAF684

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAF684; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAF684
Complementary
#AF84F6
Analogous
#F6E884
Analogous
#91F684
Triadic
#84CAF6
Triadic
#F684CA
Split comp.
#8491F6
Split comp.
#E884F6

Tints & Shades of #CAF684

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

#D0F792
#D8F8A5
#DEF9B3
#E7FBC6
#EDFCD4
#F5FDE7

Shades

#B6F254
#A1EF25
#87D110
#68A10C
#497209
#2B4205

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAF684.

How #CAF684 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#CAF684
Protanopia#EFEF84
Protanomaly#E1F284
Deuteranopia#E9E986
Deuteranomaly#DDEE85
Tritanopia#D7EBEB
Tritanomaly#D2F0CA
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAF684 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caf684: #CAF684;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAF684;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caf684': '#CAF684' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.965, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_caf684">#CAF684</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAF684"

More Green Colors

#CAF684 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAF684 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAF684?

#CAF684 is a light green — rgb(202, 246, 132) in RGB and hsl(83, 86%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mindaro (#E3F988), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.84.

What is the RGB value of #CAF684?

#CAF684 is rgb(202, 246, 132) — red 202, green 246, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAF684?

#CAF684 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 46%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAF684 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAF684 scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAF684 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAF684 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 20.56, which is visibly different.

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