#CADE79#CADE79
#CADE79 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.662; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.129 H 118.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CADE79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 222, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 60%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(72, 45%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 0%, 45.5%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.09, -21.79, 47.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.09, 51.88, 114.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.39% -0.0611 0.1131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.39% 0.129 118.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.9300, 66.1799, 28.0184) |
| Luminance | 0.6618 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.88
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.13
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.26
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.81
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 6.19
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CADE79 #8D79DE
analogous
#DEBF79 #CADE79 #98DE79
triadic
#CADE79 #79CADE #DE79CA
tetradic
#CADE79 #79DEBF #8D79DE #DE7998
square
#CADE79 #79DEBF #8D79DE #DE7998
split-complementary
#CADE79 #7998DE #BF79DE
monochromatic
#97B12C #B7D248 #CADE79 #DDEAAA #F1F6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#CADE79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.24
#CADE79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CADE79
14.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CADE79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CADE79 | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.24 | 14.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EAD471
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D57E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3D4C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cade79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 222, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.129 118.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dce8a1',
500: '#cade79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cade79; $custom-light: #dce8a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cade79",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 222,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 71.881,
"s": 60.479,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86385,
"c": 0.12851,
"h": 118.4
},
"luminance": 0.6618
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CADE79
secondary
#5D48B3
accent
#1DC83F
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFCF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#15160F
muted
#848480