Information about #CAD3B3 color

#CAD3B3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAD3B3 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 211, 179) — 79.2% red, 82.7% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 13 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CAD3B3 is a softly balanced chartreuse that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Green Mist (#CBD3B0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cooled Green (#C4D3B4) and Orinoco (#D2D3B3).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(202, 211, 179)), which gives #CAD3B3 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CAD3B3: 13.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CAD3B3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CAD3B3 color variations

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

#CAD3B3 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CAD3B3

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

Green Mist color link
Green Mist

#CBD3B0

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Orinoco color link
Orinoco

#D2D3B3

Moon Mist color link
Moon Mist

#CECDB8

Zen color link
Zen

#D2D0AE

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Half Tana color link
Half Tana

#CCC9B6

White Rock color link
White Rock

#D4CFB4

Half Linen color link
Half Linen

#CDCAB9

Surf Crest color link
Surf Crest

#C3D6BD

Chrome White color link
Chrome White

#CAC7B7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAD3B3
  • RGB202, 211, 179
  • CMYK4, 0, 13, 17
  • CSSrgb(202, 211, 179)
  • HSL77°, 27%, 76%
  • HSL Precise76.875°, 26.667%, 76.471%
  • HSV77°, 15%, 83%
  • HSB77°, 15%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.827, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.827, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.827, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAD3B3
  • DECIMAL ID13292467
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01