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#CAFD5E Color

#CAFD5E is rgb(202, 253, 94) in RGB, hsl(79, 98%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 63%, 1%) 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 9.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAFD5E
HEX#CAFD5E
RGBrgb(202, 253, 94)
HSLhsl(79, 98%, 68%)
HSVhsv(79, 63%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 63%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(92.9% 0.192 125.2)
LABlab(93.55% -33.39 67.71)
LCHlch(93.55% 75.49 116.25)

What #CAFD5E 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 #CAFD5E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 9.29Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 14.78Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 16.07Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 16.25June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 16.79Pear#D1E231ΔE 16.84

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

#CAFD5E Channel Values

How #CAFD5E 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 253 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 98% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 63% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAFD5E 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAFD5E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAFD5E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAFD5E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAFD5E
Complementary
#905DFD
Analogous
#FDE05D
Analogous
#7BFD5D
Triadic
#5DCBFD
Triadic
#FD5DCB
Split comp.
#5D7BFD
Split comp.
#E05DFD

Tints & Shades of #CAFD5E

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

#D1FE72
#D9FE8B
#E0FE9F
#E6FEB3
#EDFEC7
#F5FFE1

Shades

#BCFD30
#ADFC03
#8ECF02
#6B9D02
#4C6F01
#2D4201

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAFD5E.

How #CAFD5E 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#CAFD5E
Protanopia#F5F55F
Protanomaly#E5F85E
Deuteranopia#EEEE62
Deuteranomaly#E0F461
Tritanopia#DAF0F0
Tritanomaly#D4F5C7
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAFD5E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cafd5e: #CAFD5E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAFD5E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cafd5e': '#CAFD5E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.992, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_cafd5e">#CAFD5E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAFD5E"

More Green Colors

#CAFD5E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAFD5E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAFD5E?

#CAFD5E is a light green — rgb(202, 253, 94) in RGB and hsl(79, 98%, 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 9.29.

What is the RGB value of #CAFD5E?

#CAFD5E is rgb(202, 253, 94) — red 202, green 253, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAFD5E?

#CAFD5E converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 63%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAFD5E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAFD5E scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAFD5E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAFD5E 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 16.91, 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.