#CAFA99#CAFA99
#CAFA99 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.832; OKLCH L 93.0% C 0.134 H 130.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAFA99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 250, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 91%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(90, 39%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.2%, 0%, 38.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.11, -31.41, 41.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.11, 52.13, 127.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.97% -0.0861 0.1023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.97% 0.134 130.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.2916, 83.2266, 42.8080) |
| Luminance | 0.8323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Celery
#C1FD95
ΔE00 1.90
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 2.26
Light Yellowish Green
#C2FF89
ΔE00 3.09
Tea Green
#BDF8A3
ΔE00 3.32
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 3.69
Light Light Green
#C8FFB0
ΔE00 3.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAFA99 #C999FA
analogous
#FAFA99 #CAFA99 #9AFA99
triadic
#CAFA99 #99CAFA #FA99CA
tetradic
#CAFA99 #99FAFA #C999FA #FA999A
square
#CAFA99 #99FAFA #C999FA #FA999A
split-complementary
#CAFA99 #999AFA #FA99FA
monochromatic
#8DF424 #ACF75F #CAFA99 #E8FDD3 #F0FEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#CAFA99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.65
#CAFA99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAFA99
17.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAFA99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAFA99 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.65 | 17.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFED92
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBEA9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDF2E2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cafa99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 250, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.0% 0.134 130.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbfcb8',
500: '#cafa99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cafa99; $custom-light: #dbfcb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cafa99",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 250,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 89.691,
"s": 90.654,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92965,
"c": 0.13372,
"h": 130.1
},
"luminance": 0.83228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAFA99
secondary
#9B5DDB
accent
#00E672
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FCFFF8
border
#D5D7D1
text
#151711
muted
#848581