#CADD72#CADD72
#CADD72 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.655; OKLCH L 86.1% C 0.134 H 117.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CADD72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 221, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 61%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(71, 48%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.6%, 0%, 48.4%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.73, -22.00, 50.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.73, 54.62, 113.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.07% -0.0623 0.119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.07% 0.134 117.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2514, 65.4848, 25.7508) |
| Luminance | 0.6548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.97
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.48
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.84
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 6.37
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 6.84
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CADD72 #8572DD
analogous
#DDBA72 #CADD72 #94DD72
triadic
#CADD72 #72CADD #DD72CA
tetradic
#CADD72 #72DDBA #8572DD #DD7294
square
#CADD72 #72DDBA #8572DD #DD7294
split-complementary
#CADD72 #7294DD #BA72DD
monochromatic
#94AB29 #B7D141 #CADD72 #DDE9A3 #EFF5D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#CADD72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.10
#CADD72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CADD72
14.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CADD72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CADD72 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.10 | 14.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9D369
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D478
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4D3C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cadd72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 221, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.1% 0.134 117.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dce79d',
500: '#cadd72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cadd72; $custom-light: #dce79d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cadd72",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 221,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 70.654,
"s": 61.143,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86073,
"c": 0.13433,
"h": 117.6
},
"luminance": 0.65484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CADD72
secondary
#5846AE
accent
#1DC93B
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFCF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#15160E
muted
#84847F