#CAF462#CAF462
#CAF462 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.781; OKLCH L 90.9% C 0.178 H 123.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAF462 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 244, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(77, 87%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(77, 60%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.2%, 0%, 59.8%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.84, -34.22, 64.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.84, 72.74, 118.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.93% -0.098 0.1481) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.93% 0.178 123.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.9128, 78.1394, 23.5316) |
| Luminance | 0.7814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 0.99
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 3.63
Yellow Green
#C8FD3D
ΔE00 3.88
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 4.13
Yellowy Green
#BFF128
ΔE00 4.15
Light Lime Green
#B9FF66
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAF462 #8C62F4
analogous
#F4D562 #CAF462 #81F462
triadic
#CAF462 #62CAF4 #F462CA
tetradic
#CAF462 #62F4D5 #8C62F4 #F46281
square
#CAF462 #62F4D5 #8C62F4 #F46281
split-complementary
#CAF462 #6281F4 #D562F4
monochromatic
#96CD0E #B7F029 #CAF462 #DDF89B #F1FCD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#CAF462 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.63
#CAF462 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAF462
16.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAF462 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAF462 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.63 | 16.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE651
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE46C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3E9D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caf462; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 244, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.9% 0.178 123.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddf794',
500: '#caf462',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caf462; $custom-light: #ddf794; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caf462",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 244,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 77.26,
"s": 86.905,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90932,
"c": 0.17757,
"h": 123.5
},
"luminance": 0.7814
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAF462
secondary
#5D31C9
accent
#02E343
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FCFEF5
border
#D5D6CF
text
#15170E
muted
#84857F