Information about #CAD5A2 color

#CAD5A2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #CAD5A2 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 213, 162) — 79.2% red, 83.5% green, 63.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 20 / 16. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated yellow, #CAD5A2 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Rice Paper (#D2D69C). Slightly further away sit Thistle Green (#CCCAA8) and Miso (#D2CCA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(202, 213, 162) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. #CAD5A2 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CAD5A2 color variations

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

#CAD5A2 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 #CAD5A2

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

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Miso color link
Miso

#D2CCA8

Cool Khaki color link
Cool Khaki

#D4CFA9

Green Mist color link
Green Mist

#CBD3B0

Geneva color link
Geneva

#D2E09E

Zen color link
Zen

#D2D0AE

Hitchhiker color link
Hitchhiker

#D0C7A8

Pastel Sand color link
Pastel Sand

#D3C7A2

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAD5A2
  • RGB202, 213, 162
  • CMYK4, 0, 20, 16
  • CSSrgb(202, 213, 162)
  • HSL73°, 38%, 74%
  • HSL Precise72.941°, 37.778%, 73.529%
  • HSV73°, 24%, 84%
  • HSB73°, 24%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.835, 0.635)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.835, 0.635, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.835, 0.635)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAD5A2
  • DECIMAL ID13292962
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01