Information about #CADE6A color

#CADE6A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #CADE6A is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(202, 222, 106) (79.2% red, 87.1% green, 41.6% blue), or CMYK 8 / 0 / 45 / 13 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CADE6A is a strongly colored golden yellow 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 just a few steps away from Chinese Green (#D0DB61). Slightly further away sit Curiosity (#D3E568) and RCAP GREEN (#D5E868).

In RGB terms — rgb(202, 222, 106) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 14.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CADE6A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CADE6A color variations

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

#CADE6A 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 #CADE6A

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

Curiosity color link
Curiosity

#D3E568

RCAP GREEN color link
RCAP GREEN

#D5E868

Sublime color link
Sublime

#CDE65D

RCAP Yellow color link
RCAP Yellow

#D6E868

Tiger Lily color link
Tiger Lily

#DDE574

June Bud color link
June Bud

#BDDA57

inessele color link
inessele

#D5E054

Hypnotic color link
Hypnotic

#D1E182

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CADE6A
  • RGB202, 222, 106
  • CMYK8, 0, 45, 13
  • CSSrgb(202, 222, 106)
  • HSL70°, 64%, 64%
  • HSL Precise70.345°, 63.736%, 64.314%
  • HSV70°, 52%, 87%
  • HSB70°, 52%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.871, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.871, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.871, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCADE6A
  • DECIMAL ID13295210
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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