Information about #CAD8BB color

#CAD8BB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAD8BB falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 216, 187) — 79.2% red, 84.7% green, 73.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 11 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CAD8BB reads as a moderately toned yellow-green and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Kandinsky (#C3D8BD). Slightly further away sit Surf Crest (#C3D6BD) and Cooled Green (#C4D3B4).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(202, 216, 187)), which gives #CAD8BB its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CAD8BB: 14.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CAD8BB color variations

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

#CAD8BB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CAD8BB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CAD8BB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CAD8BB 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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#CAD8BB 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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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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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 #CAD8BB

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

Kandinsky color link
Kandinsky

#C3D8BD

Surf Crest color link
Surf Crest

#C3D6BD

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Harp color link
Harp

#CBCEC0

Moon Mist color link
Moon Mist

#CECDB8

Green Mist color link
Green Mist

#CBD3B0

Orinoco color link
Orinoco

#D2D3B3

Sea Mist color link
Sea Mist

#C2D5C4

Eighth Hillary color link
Eighth Hillary

#D6D3BE

Edgewater color link
Edgewater

#C1D8C5

Pastel Gray color link
Pastel Gray

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Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

#CAD8BB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAD8BB
  • RGB202, 216, 187
  • CMYK5, 0, 11, 15
  • CSSrgb(202, 216, 187)
  • HSL89°, 27%, 79%
  • HSL Precise88.966°, 27.103%, 79.02%
  • HSV89°, 13%, 85%
  • HSB89°, 13%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.847, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.847, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.847, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAD8BB
  • DECIMAL ID13293755
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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