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#CAFFB8 Color

#CAFFB8 is rgb(202, 255, 184) in RGB, hsl(105, 100%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 28%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAFFB8
HEX#CAFFB8
RGBrgb(202, 255, 184)
HSLhsl(105, 100%, 86%)
HSVhsv(105, 28%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 28%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.6% 0.108 137.9)
LABlab(95.05% -26.89 28.35)
LCHlch(95.05% 39.08 133.49)

What #CAFFB8 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 #CAFFB8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 8.39Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 10.24Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 13.48Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 14.1Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 14.44Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 15.99

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

#CAFFB8 Channel Values

How #CAFFB8 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 255 · B 1848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 105° · S 100% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 105° · S 28% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.13:1 vs white · 18.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAFFB8 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 text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAFFB8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAFFB8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAFFB8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAFFB8
Complementary
#EDB8FF
Analogous
#EDFFB8
Analogous
#B8FFC9
Triadic
#B8C9FF
Triadic
#FFB8C9
Split comp.
#C9B8FF
Split comp.
#FFB8ED

Tints & Shades of #CAFFB8

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

#D1FFC2
#D5FFC7
#DDFFD1
#E4FFDB
#ECFFE5
#F0FFEB

Shades

#9CFF7A
#71FF42
#44FF05
#32C700
#228A00
#145200

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAFFB8.

How #CAFFB8 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#CAFFB8
Protanopia#F7F7B8
Protanomaly#E6FAB8
Deuteranopia#EFEFBA
Deuteranomaly#E1F6B9
Tritanopia#D4F7F7
Tritanomaly#D0FBE1
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAFFB8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caffb8: #CAFFB8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAFFB8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caffb8': '#CAFFB8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 1.000, blue: 0.722)
Android XML<color name="color_caffb8">#CAFFB8</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAFFB8"

More Green Colors

#CAFFB8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAFFB8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAFFB8?

#CAFFB8 is a lightest green — rgb(202, 255, 184) in RGB and hsl(105, 100%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.39.

What is the RGB value of #CAFFB8?

#CAFFB8 is rgb(202, 255, 184) — red 202, green 255, and blue 184 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAFFB8?

#CAFFB8 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 28%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAFFB8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAFFB8 scores 1.13:1 against white and 18.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAFFB8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAFFB8 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 19.9, 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.