Information about #CAD199 color

#CAD199 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CAD199 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(202, 209, 153) — 79.2% red, 82% green, 60% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 0 / 22 / 18. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CAD199 reads as a moderately toned golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Old Medium Goldenrod (#CDCD96). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rice Paper (#D2D69C) and Springtide Green (#C8CB8E).

The recipe behind #CAD199 is rgb(202, 209, 153), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #CAD199 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. No one has named #CAD199 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CAD199 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CAD199 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CAD199

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAD199
  • RGB202, 209, 153
  • CMYK3, 0, 22, 18
  • CSSrgb(202, 209, 153)
  • HSL68°, 38%, 71%
  • HSL Precise67.5°, 37.838%, 70.98%
  • HSV68°, 27%, 82%
  • HSB68°, 27%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.820
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.820, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.820, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.820, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAD199
  • DECIMAL ID13291929
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01