What color is #CAECA6?

#CAECA6 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAECA6?

The RGB value is 202, 236, 166: 202 red, 236 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAECA6?

The complementary color is #C8A6EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAECA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAECA6 color

#CAECA6 rgb(202, 236, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAECA6 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 92.5% green and 65.1% blue (202, 236, 166).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 65% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Pea (#BEE7A5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.06:1).

#CAECA6 color codes

HEX	`#CAECA6`
RGB	`rgb(202, 236, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 92.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 65%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 30%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.53, -23.05, 30.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.53, 38.15, 127.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.234, 75.3, 47.377)`
Decimal	`13298854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAECA6, 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 #CAECA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAECA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	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 #CAECA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caeca6; }
.text { color: #caeca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caeca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 236 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caeca6, #a7eca6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CAECA6?: #CAECA6 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAECA6?: The RGB value is 202, 236, 166: 202 red, 236 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAECA6?: The complementary color is #C8A6EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAECA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.