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#CAFB60 Color

#CAFB60 is rgb(202, 251, 96) in RGB, hsl(79, 95%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 62%, 2%) 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 8.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAFB60
HEX#CAFB60
RGBrgb(202, 251, 96)
HSLhsl(79, 95%, 68%)
HSVhsv(79, 62%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 62%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(92.5% 0.188 124.9)
LABlab(93.02% -32.44 66.37)
LCHlch(93.02% 73.87 116.05)

What #CAFB60 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 #CAFB60, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 8.25Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 15.09June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 15.23Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 16.14Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 16.28Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 16.62

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

#CAFB60 Channel Values

How #CAFB60 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 251 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 95% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 62% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAFB60 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 text17.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAFB60 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAFB60

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAFB60; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAFB60
Complementary
#9160FB
Analogous
#FBDE60
Analogous
#7CFB60
Triadic
#60CAFB
Triadic
#FB60CA
Split comp.
#607CFB
Split comp.
#DE60FB

Tints & Shades of #CAFB60

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

#D0FB74
#D9FC8D
#DFFDA1
#E6FDB4
#EDFEC8
#F5FEE1

Shades

#BBFA33
#ACF906
#8DCC05
#6B9A04
#4C6D03
#2D4102

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAFB60.

How #CAFB60 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#CAFB60
Protanopia#F4F461
Protanomaly#E4F760
Deuteranopia#ECEC64
Deuteranomaly#DFF262
Tritanopia#DAEEEE
Tritanomaly#D4F4C5
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAFB60 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cafb60: #CAFB60;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAFB60;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cafb60': '#CAFB60' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.984, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_cafb60">#CAFB60</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAFB60"

More Green Colors

#CAFB60 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAFB60 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAFB60?

#CAFB60 is a light green — rgb(202, 251, 96) in RGB and hsl(79, 95%, 68%) 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 8.25.

What is the RGB value of #CAFB60?

#CAFB60 is rgb(202, 251, 96) — red 202, green 251, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAFB60?

#CAFB60 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 62%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAFB60 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAFB60 scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAFB60 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAFB60 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 16.28, 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.