Information about #CAF68E color

#CAF68E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAF68E falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 246, 142) — 79.2% red, 96.5% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 0 / 41 / 4. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CAF68E is a intensely saturated yellow-green 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 very close to Light Yellowish Green (#C2FF89). Slightly further away sit Celery (#C1FD95) and Light Pea Green (#C4FE82).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(202, 246, 142)), which gives #CAF68E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 17.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. #CAF68E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CAF68E color variations

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#CAF68E 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 #CAF68E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAF68E
  • RGB202, 246, 142
  • CMYK17, 0, 41, 4
  • CSSrgb(202, 246, 142)
  • HSL85°, 85%, 76%
  • HSL Precise85.385°, 85.246%, 76.078%
  • HSV85°, 42%, 96%
  • HSB85°, 42%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.965
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.965, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.965, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.965, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB96.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAF68E
  • DECIMAL ID13301390
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01