#CAE86A#CAE86A
#CAE86A is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.713; OKLCH L 88.4% C 0.156 H 120.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAE86A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 232, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(74, 73%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(74, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.9%, 0%, 54.3%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.64, -28.00, 57.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.64, 63.60, 116.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.37% -0.0799 0.1338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.37% 0.156 120.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.8158, 71.3105, 24.4567) |
| Luminance | 0.7131 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 4.20
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 5.21
Yellowy Green
#BFF128
ΔE00 6.11
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 6.23
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 6.35
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAE86A #886AE8
analogous
#E8C76A #CAE86A #8BE86A
triadic
#CAE86A #6ACAE8 #E86ACA
tetradic
#CAE86A #6AE8C7 #886AE8 #E86A8B
square
#CAE86A #6AE8C7 #886AE8 #E86A8B
split-complementary
#CAE86A #6A8BE8 #C76AE8
monochromatic
#95BB1D #B7E035 #CAE86A #DDF09F #F0F8D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#CAE86A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.26
#CAE86A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAE86A
15.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAE86A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAE86A | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.26 | 15.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DC5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DC72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3DDCC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cae86a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 232, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.4% 0.156 120.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcef98',
500: '#cae86a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cae86a; $custom-light: #dcef98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cae86a",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 232,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 74.286,
"s": 73.256,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88373,
"c": 0.15582,
"h": 120.8
},
"luminance": 0.7131
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAE86A
secondary
#5A3CBA
accent
#10D53F
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FCFEF5
border
#D5D6CF
text
#15160E
muted
#84857F