HEX atlas value

#CAFDA5

#CAFDA5 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 202, 253, 165, HSL 95, 96%, 82%, has luminance 0.8552, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#CAFDA5 Sample readable text

HEX #CAFDA5

RGB rgb(202, 253, 165)

HSL hsl(95 96% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(20, 0, 35, 1)

Luminance 0.8552

Contrast Black 18.1:1White 1.16:1

CSS

--color-cafda5: #CAFDA5;
.background-cafda5 { background-color: #CAFDA5; }
.text-cafda5 { color: #CAFDA5; }

Luminance0.8552

Black text18.1:1AA Pass

White text1.16:1AA 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":"#CAFDA5","rgb":[202,253,165],"hsl":[95,96,82],"cmyk":[20,0,35,1],"luminance":0.8552,"contrast":{"black":18.1,"white":1.16}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.1,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.16,"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":"#F6FDA5","hex":"#F6FDA5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.51,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C9FFA3","hex":"#C9FFA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.32,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.21,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A5FDAC","hex":"#A5FDAC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.25,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Pastel Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cafda5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D8A5FD","analogous":["#F6FDA5","#A5FDAC"],"triadic":["#A5CAFD","#FDA5CA"],"tetradic":["#A5F6FD","#D8A5FD","#FDACA5"],"splitComplementary":["#ACA5FD","#FDA5F6"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#CAFDA5","#95FB4B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#95FB4B","saturated":"#C9FFA3","desaturated":"#CBF3AF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E1FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":40.607881008493905},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":41.97618372363071},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":42.23742416388575},{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":43.289721643826724},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":47.885279575251516}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CAFDA5

#CAFDA5 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #CAFDA5 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 202, 253, and 165, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 95deg with 96% saturation and 82% 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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8552, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 40.61, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.1:1AA Pass

White text1.16:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CAFDA5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.1:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.16:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F6FDA5#000000 text · best 19.51:1#F6FDA5

#C9FFA3#000000 text · best 18.32:1#C9FFA3

Pastel Mint#000000 text · best 18.21:1#CEFAD0

#A5FDAC#000000 text · best 17.25:1#A5FDAC

Generated Palette

#CAFDA5#CAFDA5

#D8A5FD#D8A5FD

#F6FDA5#F6FDA5

#A5FDAC#A5FDAC

White#FFFFFF

#95FB4B#95FB4B

Color Harmonies

#D8A5FD#D8A5FD

#F6FDA5#F6FDA5

#A5FDAC#A5FDAC

#A5CAFD#A5CAFD

#FDA5CA#FDA5CA

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#95FB4B#95FB4B

#C9FFA3#C9FFA3

#CBF3AF#CBF3AF

White#FFFFFF

#E1FFCC#E1FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#CAFDA5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CAFDA5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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