HEX atlas value

#CAD5A5

#CAD5A5 is a cool green HEX color close to Mica. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 202, 213, 165, HSL 74, 36%, 74%, has luminance 0.6286, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#CAD5A5 Sample readable text

HEX #CAD5A5

RGB rgb(202, 213, 165)

HSL hsl(74 36% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 23, 16)

Luminance 0.6286

Contrast Black 13.57:1White 1.55:1

CSS

--color-cad5a5: #CAD5A5;
.background-cad5a5 { background-color: #CAD5A5; }
.text-cad5a5 { color: #CAD5A5; }

Luminance0.6286

Black text13.57:1AA Pass

White text1.55:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CAD5A5","rgb":[202,213,165],"hsl":[74,36,74],"cmyk":[5,0,23,16],"luminance":0.6286,"contrast":{"black":13.57,"white":1.55}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.55,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFF2E3","hex":"#EFF2E3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.48,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D1E396","hex":"#D1E396","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.14,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B2D5A5","hex":"#B2D5A5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.95,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Mica adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cad5a5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B0A5D5","analogous":["#D5C8A5","#B2D5A5"],"triadic":["#A5C9D5","#D5A5C9"],"tetradic":["#A5D5C8","#B0A5D5","#D5A5B2"],"splitComplementary":["#A5B2D5","#C8A5D5"],"monochromatic":["#EFF2E3","#CAD5A5","#A4B766"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFF2E3","dark":"#A4B766","saturated":"#D1E396","desaturated":"#C2C6B3","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#EAFFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":22.64950330581225},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":23.40939982143925},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":26.038433132583073},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":30.364452901377952},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":31.76476034853718}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CAD5A5

#CAD5A5 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #CAD5A5 is visually closest to Mica, a named orange color with HEX #D8C7B0.

The RGB channels are 202, 213, and 165, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 74deg with 36% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.6286, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.57:1AA Pass

White text1.55:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CAD5A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.57:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.55:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFF2E3#000000 text · best 18.48:1#EFF2E3

#D1E396#000000 text · best 15.14:1#D1E396

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8

#B2D5A5#000000 text · best 12.95:1#B2D5A5

Generated Palette

#CAD5A5#CAD5A5

#B0A5D5#B0A5D5

#D5C8A5#D5C8A5

#B2D5A5#B2D5A5

#EFF2E3#EFF2E3

#A4B766#A4B766

Color Harmonies

#B0A5D5#B0A5D5

#D5C8A5#D5C8A5

#B2D5A5#B2D5A5

#A5C9D5#A5C9D5

#D5A5C9#D5A5C9

Variants

#EFF2E3#EFF2E3

#A4B766#A4B766

#D1E396#D1E396

#C2C6B3#C2C6B3

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#EAFFA3#EAFFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Mica#D8C7B0

Travertine#D6C1A3

Oat#D8CAB8

Pumice#BAC0B4

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

#CAD5A5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CAD5A5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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