What color is #CAFE82?

#CAFE82 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Cucumber Milk. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAFE82?

The RGB value is 202, 254, 130: 202 red, 254 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAFE82?

The complementary color is #B682FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAFE82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAFE82 color

#CAFE82 rgb(202, 254, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAFE82 is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 99.6% green and 51% blue (202, 254, 130).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 98% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Milk (#C2F177), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.01:1).

#CAFE82 color codes

HEX	`#CAFE82`
RGB	`rgb(202, 254, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 99.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 98%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 49%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.91, -35.88, 53.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.91, 64.48, 123.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.828, 85.051, 34.168)`
Decimal	`13303426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAFE82, 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 #CAFE82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAFE82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.01:1	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 #CAFE82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cafe82; }
.text { color: #cafe82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cafe82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 254 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cafe82, #8cfe82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

Questions

What color is #CAFE82?: #CAFE82 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Cucumber Milk. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAFE82?: The RGB value is 202, 254, 130: 202 red, 254 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAFE82?: The complementary color is #B682FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAFE82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.