Information about #CAD4BE color

#CAD4BE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAD4BE falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 212, 190) — 79.2% red, 83.1% green, 74.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 9 / 17. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CAD4BE is a gently muted yellow-green that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Harp (#CBCEC0). Slightly further away sit Surf Crest (#C3D6BD) and Kandinsky (#C3D8BD).

The recipe behind #CAD4BE is rgb(202, 212, 190), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CAD4BE: 13.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. No one has named #CAD4BE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CAD4BE color variations

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

#CAD4BE 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 #CAD4BE

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

Harp color link
Harp

#CBCEC0

Surf Crest color link
Surf Crest

#C3D6BD

Kandinsky color link
Kandinsky

#C3D8BD

Pastel Gray color link
Pastel Gray

#CFCFC4

Sea Mist color link
Sea Mist

#C2D5C4

Moon Mist color link
Moon Mist

#CECDB8

Pastel Grey color link
Pastel Grey

#CCCCC4

Secrets color link
Secrets

#C6CABB

Quill Grey color link
Quill Grey

#CBC9C0

Half Truffle color link
Half Truffle

#CDC9BE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAD4BE
  • RGB202, 212, 190
  • CMYK4, 0, 9, 17
  • CSSrgb(202, 212, 190)
  • HSL87°, 20%, 79%
  • HSL Precise87.273°, 20.37%, 78.824%
  • HSV87°, 10%, 83%
  • HSB87°, 10%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.831, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.831, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.831, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAD4BE
  • DECIMAL ID13292734
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01