HEX atlas value

#CAE2C1

#CAE2C1 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 202, 226, 193, HSL 104, 36%, 82%, has luminance 0.708, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#CAE2C1 Sample readable text

HEX #CAE2C1

RGB rgb(202, 226, 193)

HSL hsl(104 36% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(11, 0, 15, 11)

Luminance 0.708

Contrast Black 15.16:1White 1.39:1

CSS

--color-cae2c1: #CAE2C1;
.background-cae2c1 { background-color: #CAE2C1; }
.text-cae2c1 { color: #CAE2C1; }

Luminance0.708

Black text15.16:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA 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":"#CAE2C1","rgb":[202,226,193],"hsl":[104,36,82],"cmyk":[11,0,15,11],"luminance":0.708,"contrast":{"black":15.16,"white":1.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.39,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C5ECB6","hex":"#C5ECB6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.05,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DAE2C1","hex":"#DAE2C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.63,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C1E2C8","hex":"#C1E2C8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.98,"contrastWhite":1.4,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Pastel Green 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/cae2c1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D9C1E2","analogous":["#DAE2C1","#C1E2C8"],"triadic":["#C1C9E2","#E2C1C9"],"tetradic":["#C1DAE2","#D9C1E2","#E2C8C1"],"splitComplementary":["#C8C1E2","#E2C1DA"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#CAE2C1","#94C482"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#94C482","saturated":"#C5ECB6","desaturated":"#CED8CB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#DAFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":9.055385138137417},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":21.470910553583888},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":25.099800796022265},{"slug":"light-grey","name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":25.099800796022265},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":26.267851073127396}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CAE2C1

#CAE2C1 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #CAE2C1 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 202, 226, and 193, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 104deg with 36% saturation and 82% 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 0.708, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.16:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CAE2C1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.16:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.39:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#C5ECB6#000000 text · best 16.05:1#C5ECB6

#DAE2C1#000000 text · best 15.63:1#DAE2C1

#C1E2C8#000000 text · best 14.98:1#C1E2C8

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

Generated Palette

#CAE2C1#CAE2C1

#D9C1E2#D9C1E2

#DAE2C1#DAE2C1

#C1E2C8#C1E2C8

White#FFFFFF

#94C482#94C482

Color Harmonies

#D9C1E2#D9C1E2

#DAE2C1#DAE2C1

#C1E2C8#C1E2C8

#C1C9E2#C1C9E2

#E2C1C9#E2C1C9

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#94C482#94C482

#C5ECB6#C5ECB6

#CED8CB#CED8CB

White#FFFFFF

#DAFFCC#DAFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Limestone#D8D2C4

Light Gray#D3D3D3

Light Grey#D3D3D3

Chrome#D5D5D5

#CAE2C1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CAE2C1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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