HEX atlas value

#CAF372

#CAF372 is a cool green HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 202, 243, 114, HSL 79, 84%, 70%, has luminance 0.7787, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#CAF372 Sample readable text

HEX #CAF372

RGB rgb(202, 243, 114)

HSL hsl(79 84% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(17, 0, 53, 5)

Luminance 0.7787

Contrast Black 16.57:1White 1.27:1

CSS

--color-caf372: #CAF372;
.background-caf372 { background-color: #CAF372; }
.text-caf372 { color: #CAF372; }

Luminance0.7787

Black text16.57:1AA Pass

White text1.27:1AA 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":"#CAF372","rgb":[202,243,114],"hsl":[79,84,70],"cmyk":[17,0,53,5],"luminance":0.7787,"contrast":{"black":16.57,"white":1.27}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.27,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.75,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EAFAC7","hex":"#EAFAC7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CFFF66","hex":"#CFFF66","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.15,"contrastWhite":1.16,"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":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"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/caf372.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/khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9B72F3","analogous":["#F3DB72","#8AF372"],"triadic":["#72CAF3","#F372CA"],"tetradic":["#72F3DB","#9B72F3","#F3728A"],"splitComplementary":["#728AF3","#DB72F3"],"monochromatic":["#EAFAC7","#CAF372","#AAEB1E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EAFAC7","dark":"#AAEB1E","saturated":"#CFFF66","desaturated":"#C4E283","pastel":"#F5FBE9","neon":"#DBFF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":36.89173349139343},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":45.617978911828175},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":47.843494855622744},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":53.76802023508026},{"slug":"laser-lemon","name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","distance":55.65069631190611}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CAF372

#CAF372 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #CAF372 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 202, 243, and 114, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 79deg with 84% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.7787, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 36.89, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.57:1AA Pass

White text1.27:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CAF372 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.57:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.27:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Laser Lemon#000000 text · best 19.75:1#FFFF66

#EAFAC7#000000 text · best 19:1#EAFAC7

#CFFF66#000000 text · best 18.15:1#CFFF66

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Generated Palette

#CAF372#CAF372

#9B72F3#9B72F3

#F3DB72#F3DB72

#8AF372#8AF372

#EAFAC7#EAFAC7

#AAEB1E#AAEB1E

Color Harmonies

#9B72F3#9B72F3

#F3DB72#F3DB72

#8AF372#8AF372

#72CAF3#72CAF3

#F372CA#F372CA

Variants

#EAFAC7#EAFAC7

#AAEB1E#AAEB1E

#CFFF66#CFFF66

#C4E283#C4E283

#F5FBE9#F5FBE9

#DBFF8F#DBFF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Khaki#F0E68C

Maize#FBEC5D

Laser Lemon#FFFF66

#CAF372

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CAF372

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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