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#CAFA8F Color

#CAFA8F is rgb(202, 250, 143) in RGB, hsl(87, 91%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 43%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), visibly different at ΔE 10.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAFA8F
HEX#CAFA8F
RGBrgb(202, 250, 143)
HSLhsl(87, 91%, 77%)
HSVhsv(87, 43%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 43%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(92.8% 0.144 128.7)
LABlab(93.16% -28.77 45.91)
LCHlch(93.16% 54.18 122.07)

What #CAFA8F 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 #CAFA8F, 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.

#CAFA8F Channel Values

How #CAFA8F 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 250 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 91% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 43% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAFA8F 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CAFA8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAFA8F; 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 #CAFA8F

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 #CAFA8F.

How #CAFA8F 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#CAFA8F
Protanopia#F3F38F
Protanomaly#E4F68F
Deuteranopia#ECEC91
Deuteranomaly#DFF190
Tritanopia#D7F0F0
Tritanomaly#D2F4D0
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAFA8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cafa8f: #CAFA8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAFA8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cafa8f': '#CAFA8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.980, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_cafa8f">#CAFA8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAFA8F"

More Green Colors

#CAFA8F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAFA8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAFA8F?

#CAFA8F is a light green — rgb(202, 250, 143) in RGB and hsl(87, 91%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.13.

What is the RGB value of #CAFA8F?

#CAFA8F is rgb(202, 250, 143) — red 202, green 250, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAFA8F?

#CAFA8F converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 43%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAFA8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAFA8F scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAFA8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAFA8F 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 18.09, which is visibly different.

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