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#CAEF8A

#caef8a ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#caef8a 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, 93.73% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.26% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 81.98°, with 75.94% saturation and 73.92% 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 16.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 5.67.

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Relative luminance0.7612

Complementary

  1. #caef8a
  2. #af8aef

Split complementary

  1. #caef8a
  2. #8a97ef
  3. #e18aef

Analogous

  1. #efe18a
  2. #caef8a
  3. #97ef8a

Triadic

  1. #caef8a
  2. #8acaef
  3. #ef8aca

Tetradic

  1. #caef8a
  2. #8aefaf
  3. #af8aef
  4. #ef8aca

Square

  1. #caef8a
  2. #8aefe1
  3. #af8aef
  4. #ef8a97

Monochromatic

  1. #87c51b
  2. #ace647
  3. #caef8a
  4. #e8f8cd
  5. #f7fded

Shades

#caef8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caef8a
  2. #b6d77c
  3. #a2bf6e
  4. #8da761
  5. #798f53
  6. #657845
  7. #516037
  8. #3d4829
  9. #28301c
  10. #14180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#caef8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caef8a
  2. #cff196
  3. #d5f2a1
  4. #daf4ad
  5. #dff5b9
  6. #e5f7c5
  7. #eaf9d0
  8. #effadc
  9. #f4fce8
  10. #fafdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caef8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caef8a
  2. #c3e489
  3. #bbd988
  4. #b4ce87
  5. #acc386
  6. #a5b885
  7. #9eac84
  8. #96a183
  9. #8f9682
  10. #878b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9e7c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9e382 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4e28f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0e6d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e885 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e78d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ceeabd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caef8a {
  color: #caef8a;
}
Background
.bg-caef8a {
  background-color: #caef8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caef8a {
  border: 2px solid #caef8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caef8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 239 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 76% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caef8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caef8a, #97ef8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caef8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 239 138 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.67 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.90 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.79 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 9.33 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.45 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 9.45 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 9.70 #351075 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#caef8a  rgb(202, 239, 138)  hsl(82, 76%, 74%)  Inchworm
#af8aef  rgb(175, 138, 239)  hsl(262, 76%, 74%)  Floral Lavender
#8acaef  rgb(138, 202, 239)  hsl(202, 76%, 74%)  Light Sky Blue
#ef8aca  rgb(239, 138, 202)  hsl(322, 76%, 74%)  Persian Pink