Information about #CAD6AC color

#CAD6AC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAD6AC falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 214, 172) — 79.2% red, 83.9% green, 67.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 16 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CAD6AC is a mildly saturated yellow-green that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Green Mist (#CBD3B0). Slightly further away sit Sprout (#C1D7B0) and Zen (#D2D0AE).

The recipe behind #CAD6AC is rgb(202, 214, 172), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 13.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. #CAD6AC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CAD6AC color variations

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

#CAD6AC 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 #CAD6AC

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

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Zen color link
Zen

#D2D0AE

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Orinoco color link
Orinoco

#D2D3B3

Cool Khaki color link
Cool Khaki

#D4CFA9

Miso color link
Miso

#D2CCA8

White Rock color link
White Rock

#D4CFB4

Moon Mist color link
Moon Mist

#CECDB8

Half Tana color link
Half Tana

#CCC9B6

Hitchhiker color link
Hitchhiker

#D0C7A8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAD6AC
  • RGB202, 214, 172
  • CMYK5, 0, 16, 16
  • CSSrgb(202, 214, 172)
  • HSL77°, 34%, 76%
  • HSL Precise77.143°, 33.871%, 75.686%
  • HSV77°, 20%, 84%
  • HSB77°, 20%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.839, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.839, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.839, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAD6AC
  • DECIMAL ID13293228
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01