#CAE478#CAE478
#CAE478 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.694; OKLCH L 87.7% C 0.137 H 120.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAE478 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 228, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(74, 67%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(74, 47%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.4%, 0%, 47.4%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.70, -24.79, 49.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.70, 55.39, 116.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.67% -0.0696 0.1184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.67% 0.137 120.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.4910, 69.3996, 28.2378) |
| Luminance | 0.6940 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.60
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.88
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 6.01
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 6.20
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 6.25
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAE478 #9278E4
analogous
#E4C878 #CAE478 #94E478
triadic
#CAE478 #78CAE4 #E478CA
tetradic
#CAE478 #78E4C8 #9278E4 #E47894
square
#CAE478 #78E4C8 #9278E4 #E47894
split-complementary
#CAE478 #7894E4 #C878E4
monochromatic
#98BC26 #B6DA45 #CAE478 #DEEEAB #F2F8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#CAE478 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.88
#CAE478 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAE478
14.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAE478 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAE478 | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.88 | 14.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0D96F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD97E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3DACB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cae478; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 228, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.7% 0.137 120.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dceca1',
500: '#cae478',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cae478; $custom-light: #dceca1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cae478",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 228,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 74.444,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87674,
"c": 0.13738,
"h": 120.5
},
"luminance": 0.69399
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAE478
secondary
#6145BB
accent
#17CF43
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFDF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#15160F
muted
#848480