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#caf2d2

a pale, vivid green · cool · closest name: Honey Dew

RGB
202, 242, 210
HSL
132°, 61%, 87%
CMYK
17, 0, 13, 5
Luminance
0.8071

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #caf2d2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#caf2d2
Hue
132°
green
Saturation
61%
vivid
Lightness
87%
pale
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
89%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8071
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
68/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
17.14:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 9.7
Where it sits
Hue132° of 360°
Saturation61%
Lightness87%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool68% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#caf2d2
RGBrgb(202, 242, 210)
HSLhsl(132, 61%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 5%)
LABlab(92.0 -18.9 11.2)
LCHlch(92.0 22.0 149.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.924 0.060 151.0)
Decimal13300434
Display P3color(display-p3 0.792 0.949 0.824)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #caf2d2;
background-color: #caf2d2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#caf2d2] bg-[#caf2d2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #caf2d2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.792, green: 0.949, blue: 0.824)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#caf2d2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCAF2D2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(210, 242, 202)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #caf2d2 · 17.14:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.23:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.14:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #caf2d2 as text scores 1.23:1 on white and 17.14:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#caf2d2 on white: 1.23:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#caf2d2 on black: 17.14:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F3EBD0
deuteranopia · #EBE6D4
tritanopia · #C5F0E9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #caf2d2 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4FBF5
#E8F7EB
#caf2d2
#A5E9B3
#78DE8C
#4BD366
#30C54E
#28A441
#208334
#1B5F29
#113C19
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F4FBF5Darkest = 950 · #113C19
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FBF5;
  --brand-100: #E8F7EB;
  --brand-200: #caf2d2;
  --brand-300: #A5E9B3;
  --brand-400: #78DE8C;
  --brand-500: #4BD366;
  --brand-600: #30C54E;
  --brand-700: #28A441;
  --brand-800: #208334;
  --brand-900: #1B5F29;
  --brand-950: #113C19;
  --brand: #caf2d2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #caf2d2

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF6
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDC9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B5B
Captions on the surface
Accent#A125A7
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#196629
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EBFAEE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142417
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #caf2d2

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F2CAEA
Analogous left#D6F2CA
Analogous right#CAF2E6
Split-complement 1#E6CAF2
Split-complement 2#F2CAD6
Triadic 1#D2CAF2
Triadic 2#F2D2CA
Tetradic#CAD6F2

RGB percentages

Red79.2%
Green94.9%
Blue82.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan16.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow13.2%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#caf2d2 text on a black background

contrast 17.14:1

Card sample

#caf2d2 text on a white background

contrast 1.23:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #caf2d2;
Background color
Panel with #caf2d2 background
background-color: #caf2d2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #caf2d2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(202, 242, 210, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(202, 242, 210, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #caf2d2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caf2d2, #CAF2ED);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #caf2d2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#caf2d2 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#caf2d2, answered

What color is #caf2d2?

#caf2d2 is a pale vivid green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 9.7). It sits at 132° on the hue wheel with 61% saturation and 87% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #caf2d2?

rgb(202, 242, 210) — 202 red, 242 green and 210 blue out of 255, or 79.2% / 94.9% / 82.4% by channel.

Is #caf2d2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8071 and perceived brightness is 89%, so black text on it reaches 17.14:1.

Should I use black or white text on #caf2d2?

Black. It scores 17.14:1 against #caf2d2, versus 1.23:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #caf2d2?

#F2CAEA sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E6CAF2 and #F2CAD6, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #caf2d2?

For interface work: #F4FAF6 as the surface, #C0EDC9 for borders, #4B9B5B for secondary text, #A125A7 as an accent and #196629 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D6F2CA and #CAF2E6 stays calm, while #F2CAEA is the loudest partner.

What is #caf2d2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 5%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #caf2d2 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 68 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D1F2CA; nudged cooler, #CAF3E1.

Work with #caf2d2 in the Color Lab