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#CAFE7B Color

#CAFE7B is rgb(202, 254, 123) in RGB, hsl(84, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 52%, 0%) 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 8.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAFE7B
HEX#CAFE7B
RGBrgb(202, 254, 123)
HSLhsl(84, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(84, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 52%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.4% 0.169 127.3)
LABlab(94.05% -32.04 56.16)
LCHlch(94.05% 64.65 119.70)

What #CAFE7B 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 #CAFE7B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 8.85Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 13.31June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 14.25Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 18.52Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 18.68Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 19.15

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

#CAFE7B Channel Values

How #CAFE7B 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 254 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.17:1 vs white · 17.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAFE7B 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 text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAFE7B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAFE7B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAFE7B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAFE7B
Complementary
#B07CFE
Analogous
#FEF17C
Analogous
#89FE7C
Triadic
#7CCAFE
Triadic
#FE7CCA
Split comp.
#7C89FE
Split comp.
#F17CFE

Tints & Shades of #CAFE7B

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

#D0FE8B
#D8FE9F
#DEFEAE
#E6FEC2
#EDFFD2
#F5FFE6

Shades

#B5FD49
#A1FD17
#86DE02
#68AC02
#497901
#2B4701

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAFE7B.

How #CAFE7B 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#CAFE7B
Protanopia#F6F67C
Protanomaly#E6F97B
Deuteranopia#EEEE7E
Deuteranomaly#E1F57D
Tritanopia#D9F2F2
Tritanomaly#D3F7CE
Achromatopsia#EDEDED

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAFE7B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cafe7b: #CAFE7B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAFE7B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cafe7b': '#CAFE7B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.996, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_cafe7b">#CAFE7B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAFE7B"

More Green Colors

#CAFE7B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAFE7B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAFE7B?

#CAFE7B is a light green — rgb(202, 254, 123) in RGB and hsl(84, 98%, 74%) 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 8.85.

What is the RGB value of #CAFE7B?

#CAFE7B is rgb(202, 254, 123) — red 202, green 254, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAFE7B?

#CAFE7B converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 52%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAFE7B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAFE7B scores 1.17:1 against white and 17.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAFE7B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAFE7B 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 19.74, which is visibly different.

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