#cae68a Color Information

#cae68a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #cae68a. In RGB, it consists of 79.2% Red, 90.2% Green, and 54.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 12.2% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 40% Yellow, and 9.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 78.3°, with saturation of 64.8% and lightness of 72.2%. The decimal value for #cae68a is 13297290, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ccff99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cae68a is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#cae68a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color202, 230, 138 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color79.2%, 90.2%, 54.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.208, 0.098, 0.459 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.122, 0, 0.4, 0.098 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color78.3°, 64.8%, 72.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color78.3°, 40.0%, 90.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color57.241, 70.985, 34.729 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color138, 230, 166 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13297290 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color87.478, -23.784, 41.760 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)87.478, 48.058, 119.663 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color87.478, -12.638, 59.902 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color84.253, -26.169, 34.537 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.351, 0.436, 70.985 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291487370 / 0xffcae68a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ccff99 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #cae68a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #cae68a, its pure hue is 78.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.8%, and its lightness is 72.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #cae68a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #191d11 to #b1c979.

Tints of #cae68a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #cae68a, its pure hue is 78.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.8%, and its lightness is 72.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #cae68a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d1e999 to #f8fcf0.

Tones of #cae68a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #cae68a, its pure hue is 78.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #cae68a, which range from #b8b8b8 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d4ff71 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #cae68a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #cae68a! For #cae68a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #cae68a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #cae68a

This color, #cae68a, consists of 79.2% Red, 90.2% Green, and 54.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 202, Green = 230, Blue = 138. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #cae68a is 12.2% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 40% Yellow, and 9.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R79.2%
C12.2%
G90.2%
M0.0%
B54.1%
Y40.0%
K9.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 202 230 138
Octal 312 346 212
Hexa #ca #e6 #8a
Binary 11001010 11100110 10001010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 12 0 40 9
Octal 14 0 50 11
Hexa #0c #00 #28 #09
Binary 00001100 00000000 00101000 00001001

Analogous Colors of #cae68a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #cae68a — which has hue 78.3° — its analogous colors are located at 48.3° and 108.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cae68a.

Triadic Colors of #cae68a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #cae68a — which has hue 78.3° — its triadic colors are located at 78.3° and 318.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cae68a.

Complementary Color of #cae68a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #cae68a — which has hue 78.3° — its complementary color is located at 258.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cae68a.

Split Complementary Colors of #cae68a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #cae68a — which has hue 78.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 78.3° and 288.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cae68a.

Tetradic Colors of #cae68a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #cae68a — which has hue 78.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 348.3°, 78.3°, 168.3°, and 258.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cae68a.

Monochromatic Colors of #cae68a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #cae68a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a8c762 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e7f9be (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #cae68a

We want to make getting started with #cae68a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #cae68a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #cae68a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #cae68a with other HTML elements.

#cae68a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #cae68a.
<span style="color: #cae68a;">The color of this text is #cae68a.</span>

#cae68a Background Color

The background color for this text is #cae68a.
<div style="background-color: #cae68a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #cae68a.</div>

#cae68a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #cae68a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #cae68a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #cae68a.</span>

#cae68a Border Color

This is a div with border color #cae68a.
<div style="border: #cae68a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #cae68a.</div>

#cae68a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #cae68a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cae68a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cae68a on a white background.</div></div>

#cae68a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #cae68a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cae68a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cae68a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #cae68a to White

This is a gradient from #cae68a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cae68a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cae68a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cae68a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cae68a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cae68a to white.</div>

Gradient from #cae68a to Black

This is a gradient from #cae68a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cae68a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cae68a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cae68a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cae68a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cae68a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #cae68a

In addition to using #cae68a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #cae68a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #cae68a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 202, Green = 230, Blue = 138). If you need details about the color coordinates of #cae68a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #cae68a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(202, 230, 138)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #cae68a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #cae68a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #cae68a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(202, 230, 138);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#cae68a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:202, green:230, blue:138, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:202 green:230 blue:138 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(202f, 230f, 138f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(202, 230, 138);
 

#cae68a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #cae68a the same way. For those with color blindness, #cae68a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #cae68a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #cae68a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #cae68a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #cae68a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #cae68a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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