Information about #CAD17A color

#CAD17A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CAD17A belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(202, 209, 122) — 79.2% red, 82% green, 47.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 0 / 34 / 18. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CAD17A reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Greenish Beige (#C9D179). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deco (#CCCF82) and Poprock (#C0C975).

The recipe behind #CAD17A is rgb(202, 209, 122), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #CAD17A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. No one has named #CAD17A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CAD17A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CAD17A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CAD17A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CAD17A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CAD17A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CAD17A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#7ACAD1
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#D17ACA
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#D17ACA
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #CAD17A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Greenish Beige color link
Greenish Beige

#C9D179

Deco color link
Deco

#CCCF82

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Medium Spring Bud color link
Medium Spring Bud

#C9DC87

Winter Hazel color link
Winter Hazel

#D0C383

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Hypnotic color link
Hypnotic

#D1E182

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Lemon Twist color link
Lemon Twist

#D7CF8C

#CAD17A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAD17A
  • RGB202, 209, 122
  • CMYK3, 0, 34, 18
  • CSSrgb(202, 209, 122)
  • HSL65°, 49%, 65%
  • HSL Precise64.828°, 48.603%, 64.902%
  • HSV65°, 42%, 82%
  • HSB65°, 42%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.820
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.820, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.820, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.820, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAD17A
  • DECIMAL ID13291898
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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