What color is #CAE03B?

#CAE03B is a moderate yellow known as Greenivorous. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Greenivorous?

The RGB value is 202, 224, 59: 202 red, 224 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Greenivorous?

The complementary color is #513BE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAE03B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Greenivorous color: hex code #CAE03B

#CAE03B rgb(202, 224, 59)

Shades of green

Greenivorous has the hex code #CAE03B. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 87.8% green and 23.1% blue (202, 224, 59).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 73% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

Greenivorous (#CAE03B) color codes

HEX	`#CAE03B`
RGB	`rgb(202, 224, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 87.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 73%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 74%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 74%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.09, -27.31, 72.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.09, 77.86, 110.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.803, 66.184, 14.183)`
Decimal	`13295675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Greenivorous, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CAE03B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAE03B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CAE03B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cae03b; }
.text { color: #cae03b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae03b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 224 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cae03b, #78e03b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #CAE03B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CAE03B?: #CAE03B is a moderate yellow known as Greenivorous. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Greenivorous?: The RGB value is 202, 224, 59: 202 red, 224 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Greenivorous?: The complementary color is #513BE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAE03B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.