#CAE481#CAE481
#CAE481 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.696; OKLCH L 87.8% C 0.128 H 121.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAE481 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 228, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 65%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 43%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.4%, 0%, 43.4%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.81, -23.84, 45.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.81, 51.23, 117.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.8% -0.0663 0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.8% 0.128 121.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0631, 69.6284, 31.2507) |
| Luminance | 0.6963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.22
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.41
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 5.53
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.17
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 6.28
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAE481 #9B81E4
analogous
#E4CD81 #CAE481 #98E481
triadic
#CAE481 #81CAE4 #E481CA
tetradic
#CAE481 #81E4CD #9B81E4 #E48198
square
#CAE481 #81E4CD #9B81E4 #E48198
split-complementary
#CAE481 #8198E4 #CD81E4
monochromatic
#99C129 #B5D94F #CAE481 #DFEFB3 #F4FAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#CAE481 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.93
#CAE481 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAE481
14.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAE481 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAE481 | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.93 | 14.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFDA79
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBDA86
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2DBCC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cae481; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 228, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.8% 0.128 121.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbeca7',
500: '#cae481',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cae481; $custom-light: #dbeca7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cae481",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 228,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.758,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87801,
"c": 0.12814,
"h": 121.1
},
"luminance": 0.69628
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAE481
secondary
#6A4DBC
accent
#19CD48
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFDF6
border
#D5D5D0
text
#151610
muted
#848480