Information about #CAE17F color

#CAE17F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAE17F falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 225, 127) — 79.2% red, 88.2% green, 49.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 38 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CAE17F is a strongly colored sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 Hypnotic (#D1E182). Slightly further away sit Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87) and Sulu (#C6EA80).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(202, 225, 127)), which gives #CAE17F its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CAE17F: 14.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CAE17F color variations

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

#CAE17F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CAE17F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CAE17F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CAE17F 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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#CAE17F 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 #CAE17F

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

Hypnotic color link
Hypnotic

#D1E182

Medium Spring Bud color link
Medium Spring Bud

#C9DC87

Sulu color link
Sulu

#C6EA80

Lime Pulp color link
Lime Pulp

#D1E189

Warm Green color link
Warm Green

#D4E687

Light Spring Bud color link
Light Spring Bud

#C5E78B

Greenish Beige color link
Greenish Beige

#C9D179

Deco color link
Deco

#CCCF82

Light Chartreuse Green color link
Light Chartreuse Green

#B9E78B

Tiger Lily color link
Tiger Lily

#DDE574

Light Apple Green color link
Light Apple Green

#DCE78B

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

#CAE17F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAE17F
  • RGB202, 225, 127
  • CMYK9, 0, 38, 12
  • CSSrgb(202, 225, 127)
  • HSL74°, 62%, 69%
  • HSL Precise74.082°, 62.025%, 69.02%
  • HSV74°, 44%, 88%
  • HSB74°, 44%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.882, 0.498)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.882, 0.498, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.882, 0.498)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAE17F
  • DECIMAL ID13295999
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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