Information about #CAE49A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CAE49A belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(202, 228, 154) — 79.2% red, 89.4% green, 60.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 0 / 29 / 11. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CAE49A reads as a clearly saturated zesty chartreuse and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Geneva (#D2E09E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Reef (#D1EF9F) and Light Spring Bud (#C5E78B).

The recipe behind #CAE49A is rgb(202, 228, 154), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #CAE49A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. No one has named #CAE49A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CAE49A color variations

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

#CAE49A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CAE49A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CAE49A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CAE49A 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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#CAE49A 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 #CAE49A

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

Geneva color link
Geneva

#D2E09E

Reef color link
Reef

#D1EF9F

Light Spring Bud color link
Light Spring Bud

#C5E78B

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Lime Pulp color link
Lime Pulp

#D1E189

Light Grey Green color link
Light Grey Green

#B7E1A1

Medium Spring Bud color link
Medium Spring Bud

#C9DC87

Grisselle Green color link
Grisselle Green

#BDF0A5

Warm Green color link
Warm Green

#D4E687

Light Chartreuse Green color link
Light Chartreuse Green

#B9E78B

Old Medium Goldenrod color link
Old Medium Goldenrod

#CDCD96

#CAE49A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAE49A
  • RGB202, 228, 154
  • CMYK10, 0, 29, 11
  • CSSrgb(202, 228, 154)
  • HSL81°, 58%, 75%
  • HSL Precise81.081°, 57.813%, 74.902%
  • HSV81°, 32%, 89%
  • HSB81°, 32%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.894, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.894, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.894, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAE49A
  • DECIMAL ID13296794
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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