Information about #CAE61A color

#CAE61A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAE61A falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(202, 230, 26) — 79.2% red, 90.2% green, 10.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 0 / 80 / 10. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CAE61A presents itself as a strongly colored sunny yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Spritzer (#C2E225). Slightly further away sit Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D) and Sickly Yellow (#D0E429).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(202, 230, 26)), which gives #CAE61A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CAE61A: 14.8:1 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.

#CAE61A color variations

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#CAE61A 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 #CAE61A

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

Spritzer color link
Spritzer

#C2E225

Bitter Lemon color link
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

Pear color link
Pear

#D1E231

Lime Yellow color link
Lime Yellow

#D0FE1D

Piss Yellow color link
Piss Yellow

#DDD618

Arctic Lime color link
Arctic Lime

#D0FF14

t4shi color link
t4shi

#CEFF22

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAE61A
  • RGB202, 230, 26
  • CMYK11, 0, 80, 10
  • CSSrgb(202, 230, 26)
  • HSL68°, 80%, 50%
  • HSL Precise68.235°, 80.315%, 50.196%
  • HSV68°, 89%, 90%
  • HSB68°, 89%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.902, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.902, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.902, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCAE61A
  • DECIMAL ID13297178
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01