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#cae185 color: Yellow Green Shade

#cae185 is rgb(202, 225, 133) in RGB and oklch(87.212% 0.11979 120.411) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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75°
100%

87.2%
0.120
120°
  • Lime
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Khaki
  • lime-200
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.44:1Hard to read
Lc -24
Black text
14.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 83

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About #cae185

#cae185 is a pastel very light lime color. In OKLCH it has 87.2% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 120°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.44:1 contrast and black text 14.62:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Yellow Green Shade (#c5e384). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-200.

More very light lime colors

Lighter: #cae185 mixed with white

  1. cae185
  2. cfe492
  3. d4e79f
  4. d9eaac
  5. dfeeb8
  6. e4f1c4
  7. e9f4d0
  8. eff6dc
  9. f4f9e8
  10. fafcf3

Darker: #cae185 mixed with black

  1. cae185
  2. afc473
  3. 95a761
  4. 7c8b50
  5. 647040
  6. 4d5630
  7. 373e21
  8. 222713
  9. 0f1206
  10. 020201

Calmer: #cae185 with less saturation

  1. cae185
  2. cbe08e
  3. ccdf97
  4. cdde9f
  5. cedda8
  6. cfdbb0
  7. d0dab7
  8. d1d9bf
  9. d2d8c6
  10. d4d6ce

Questions about #cae185

What color is #cae185?

#cae185 is pastel very light lime. The closest named color is Yellow Green Shade. In RGB it is rgb(202, 225, 133), in HSL hsl(75, 60.53%, 70.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(87.212% 0.11979 120.411).

What colors go well with #cae185?

The complementary color of #cae185 is #dfc6ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f3d274 and #99ecac. The triadic partners are #9cdeff and #ffbad2.

Is white or black text more readable on #cae185?

Black text reads better on #cae185: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and black gives 14.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cae185 a warm or cool color?

#cae185 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 120 degrees, its lightness 87.2% and its chroma 0.12.