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#CAF6CA Color

#CAF6CA is rgb(202, 246, 202) in RGB, hsl(120, 71%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAF6CA
HEX#CAF6CA
RGBrgb(202, 246, 202)
HSLhsl(120, 71%, 88%)
HSVhsv(120, 18%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(93.1% 0.074 144.9)
LABlab(92.92% -20.77 16.38)
LCHlch(92.92% 26.45 141.73)

What #CAF6CA 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 #CAF6CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 5.03Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.37Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.54Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 10.01Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 11.48Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 13.18

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

#CAF6CA Channel Values

How #CAF6CA 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 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 71% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 18% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAF6CA 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAF6CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAF6CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAF6CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAF6CA
Complementary
#F6CBF6
Analogous
#E0F6CB
Analogous
#CBF6E0
Triadic
#CBCBF6
Triadic
#F6CBCB
Split comp.
#E0CBF6
Split comp.
#F6CBE0

Tints & Shades of #CAF6CA

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

#CFF7CF
#D8F8D8
#DCF9DC
#E5FBE5
#E9FBE9
#F2FDF2

Shades

#96ED96
#62E462
#2EDC2E
#1EAE1E
#157A15
#0C460C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAF6CA.

How #CAF6CA 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#CAF6CA
Protanopia#EFEFCA
Protanomaly#E1F2CA
Deuteranopia#E9E9CB
Deuteranomaly#DDEECB
Tritanopia#D0F1F1
Tritanomaly#CEF3E2
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAF6CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caf6ca: #CAF6CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAF6CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caf6ca': '#CAF6CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.965, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_caf6ca">#CAF6CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAF6CA"

More Green Colors

#CAF6CA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAF6CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAF6CA?

#CAF6CA is a lightest green — rgb(202, 246, 202) in RGB and hsl(120, 71%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #CAF6CA?

#CAF6CA is rgb(202, 246, 202) — red 202, green 246, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAF6CA?

#CAF6CA converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAF6CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAF6CA scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAF6CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAF6CA 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 16.86, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.