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#CAEE8A

#caee8a ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#caee8a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 93.33% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.02% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 81.6°, with 74.63% saturation and 73.73% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 5.78.

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Relative luminance0.7554

Complementary

  1. #caee8a
  2. #ae8aee

Split complementary

  1. #caee8a
  2. #8a98ee
  3. #e08aee

Analogous

  1. #eee08a
  2. #caee8a
  3. #98ee8a

Triadic

  1. #caee8a
  2. #8acaee
  3. #ee8aca

Tetradic

  1. #caee8a
  2. #8aeeae
  3. #ae8aee
  4. #ee8aca

Square

  1. #caee8a
  2. #8aeee0
  3. #ae8aee
  4. #ee8a98

Monochromatic

  1. #87c31c
  2. #ace447
  3. #caee8a
  4. #e8f8cd
  5. #f7fced

Shades

#caee8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caee8a
  2. #b6d67c
  3. #a2be6e
  4. #8da761
  5. #798f53
  6. #657745
  7. #515f37
  8. #3d4729
  9. #28301c
  10. #14180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#caee8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caee8a
  2. #cff096
  3. #d5f1a1
  4. #daf3ad
  5. #dff5b9
  6. #e5f7c5
  7. #eaf8d0
  8. #effadc
  9. #f4fce8
  10. #fafdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caee8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caee8a
  2. #c3e389
  3. #bbd888
  4. #b4cd87
  5. #acc286
  6. #a5b785
  7. #9eac84
  8. #96a183
  9. #8f9682
  10. #878b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8e7c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8e382 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3e18f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0e5d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e785 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e68d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cee9bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caee8a {
  color: #caee8a;
}
Background
.bg-caee8a {
  background-color: #caee8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caee8a {
  border: 2px solid #caee8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caee8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 238 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 75% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caee8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caee8a, #98ee8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caee8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 238 138 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.78 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.80 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.74 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 9.29 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.53 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 9.59 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 9.87 #351175 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#caee8a  rgb(202, 238, 138)  hsl(82, 75%, 74%)  Inchworm
#ae8aee  rgb(174, 138, 238)  hsl(262, 75%, 74%)  Floral Lavender
#8acaee  rgb(138, 202, 238)  hsl(202, 75%, 74%)  Baby Blue
#ee8aca  rgb(238, 138, 202)  hsl(322, 75%, 74%)  Persian Pink