#CAE65D#CAE65D
#CAE65D is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.699; OKLCH L 87.8% C 0.164 H 119.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAE65D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 230, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 73%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(72, 60%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.2%, 0%, 59.6%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.97, -28.11, 62.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.97, 68.09, 114.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.8% -0.0814 0.1429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.8% 0.164 119.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.6305, 69.9407, 20.9757) |
| Luminance | 0.6994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 4.32
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 4.97
Yellowy Green
#BFF128
ΔE00 5.24
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 5.27
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 6.31
Yellow Green
#C8FD3D
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAE65D #795DE6
analogous
#E6BD5D #CAE65D #85E65D
triadic
#CAE65D #5DCAE6 #E65DCA
tetradic
#CAE65D #5DE6BD #795DE6 #E65D85
square
#CAE65D #5DE6BD #795DE6 #E65D85
split-complementary
#CAE65D #5D85E6 #BD5DE6
monochromatic
#90AE1B #B9DE28 #CAE65D #DBEE92 #EDF6C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#CAE65D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.99
#CAE65D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAE65D
14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAE65D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAE65D | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.99 | 14.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DA4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DA66
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4DBC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cae65d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 230, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.8% 0.164 119.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddee90',
500: '#cae65d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cae65d; $custom-light: #ddee90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cae65d",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 230,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 72.263,
"s": 73.262,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87797,
"c": 0.16445,
"h": 119.7
},
"luminance": 0.6994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAE65D
secondary
#5138AF
accent
#10D538
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFDF4
border
#D5D5CE
text
#15160D
muted
#84847F