HEX atlas value

#CAE495

#CAE495 is a cool green HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 202, 228, 149, HSL 80, 59%, 74%, has luminance 0.7021, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#CAE495 Sample readable text

HEX #CAE495

RGB rgb(202, 228, 149)

HSL hsl(80 59% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(11, 0, 35, 11)

Luminance 0.7021

Contrast Black 15.04:1White 1.4:1

CSS

--color-cae495: #CAE495;
.background-cae495 { background-color: #CAE495; }
.text-cae495 { color: #CAE495; }

Luminance0.7021

Black text15.04:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA 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":"#CAE495","rgb":[202,228,149],"hsl":[80,59,74],"cmyk":[11,0,35,11],"luminance":0.7021,"contrast":{"black":15.04,"white":1.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.04,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFF7DF","hex":"#EFF7DF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.04,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CFF287","hex":"#CFF287","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.7,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Khaki 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/cae495.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B096E4","analogous":["#E4D796","#A3E496"],"triadic":["#96CAE4","#E496CA"],"tetradic":["#96E4D7","#B096E4","#E496A3"],"splitComplementary":["#96A3E4","#D796E4"],"monochromatic":["#EFF7DF","#CAE495","#A5D14D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFF7DF","dark":"#A5D14D","saturated":"#CFF287","desaturated":"#C5D5A4","pastel":"#FDFEFB","neon":"#E0FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":39.102429592034305},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":39.56008088970496},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":39.81205847478876},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":41.48493702538308},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":41.86884283091664}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CAE495

#CAE495 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #CAE495 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 202, 228, and 149, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 80deg with 59% 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 0.7021, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 39.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.04:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CAE495 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.04:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFF7DF#000000 text · best 19.04:1#EFF7DF

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

#CFF287#000000 text · best 16.7:1#CFF287

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

Generated Palette

#CAE495#CAE495

#B096E4#B096E4

#E4D796#E4D796

#A3E496#A3E496

#EFF7DF#EFF7DF

#A5D14D#A5D14D

Color Harmonies

#B096E4#B096E4

#E4D796#E4D796

#A3E496#A3E496

#96CAE4#96CAE4

#E496CA#E496CA

Variants

#EFF7DF#EFF7DF

#A5D14D#A5D14D

#CFF287#CFF287

#C5D5A4#C5D5A4

#FDFEFB#FDFEFB

#E0FFA3#E0FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Travertine#D6C1A3

Celadon#ACE1AF

Flax#EEDC82

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

#CAE495

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CAE495

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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