HEX atlas value

#CAEC65

#CAEC65 is a cool green HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 202, 236, 101, HSL 75, 78%, 66%, has luminance 0.7349, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#CAEC65 Sample readable text

HEX #CAEC65

RGB rgb(202, 236, 101)

HSL hsl(75 78% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(14, 0, 57, 7)

Luminance 0.7349

Contrast Black 15.7:1White 1.34:1

CSS

--color-caec65: #CAEC65;
.background-caec65 { background-color: #CAEC65; }
.text-caec65 { color: #CAEC65; }

Luminance0.7349

Black text15.7:1AA Pass

White text1.34:1AA 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":"#CAEC65","rgb":[202,236,101],"hsl":[75,78,66],"cmyk":[14,0,57,7],"luminance":0.7349,"contrast":{"black":15.7,"white":1.34}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.7,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.34,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4FF52","hex":"#D4FF52","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.23,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E6F6B6","hex":"#E6F6B6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.22,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.26,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"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","vibrant","vibrant green","Straw adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/caec65.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maize.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8665EC","analogous":["#ECCA65","#86EC65"],"triadic":["#65CAEC","#EC65CA"],"tetradic":["#65ECCA","#8665EC","#EC6586"],"splitComplementary":["#6586EC","#CA65EC"],"monochromatic":["#E6F6B6","#CAEC65","#AADA1B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E6F6B6","dark":"#AADA1B","saturated":"#D4FF52","desaturated":"#C1D978","pastel":"#EFF7DA","neon":"#DEFF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":33.71943060017473},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":48.91829923454004},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":49.64876634922564},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":51.73973328110612},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":53.41348144429457}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CAEC65

#CAEC65 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #CAEC65 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 202, 236, and 101, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 75deg with 78% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness 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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.7349, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 33.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.7:1AA Pass

White text1.34:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CAEC65 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.7:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.34:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4FF52#000000 text · best 18.23:1#D4FF52

#E6F6B6#000000 text · best 18.22:1#E6F6B6

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

Generated Palette

#CAEC65#CAEC65

#8665EC#8665EC

#ECCA65#ECCA65

#86EC65#86EC65

#E6F6B6#E6F6B6

#AADA1B#AADA1B

Color Harmonies

#8665EC#8665EC

#ECCA65#ECCA65

#86EC65#86EC65

#65CAEC#65CAEC

#EC65CA#EC65CA

Variants

#E6F6B6#E6F6B6

#AADA1B#AADA1B

#D4FF52#D4FF52

#C1D978#C1D978

#EFF7DA#EFF7DA

#DEFF7A#DEFF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Maize#FBEC5D

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Pear#D1E231

#CAEC65

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CAEC65

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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