Information about #CAE727 color

#CAE727 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CAE727 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(202, 231, 39) — 79.2% red, 90.6% green, 15.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 0 / 75 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CAE727 reads as a strongly colored sunny yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sickly Yellow (#D0E429). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spritzer (#C2E225) and Pear (#D1E231).

The recipe behind #CAE727 is rgb(202, 231, 39), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CAE727: 15.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. #CAE727 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CAE727 color variations

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

#CAE727 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 #CAE727

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

Spritzer color link
Spritzer

#C2E225

Pear color link
Pear

#D1E231

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

Las Palmas color link
Las Palmas

#C6DA36

t4shi color link
t4shi

#CEFF22

Lime Yellow color link
Lime Yellow

#D0FE1D

Bitter Lemon color link
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

Piss Yellow color link
Piss Yellow

#DDD618

Arctic Lime color link
Arctic Lime

#D0FF14

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAE727
  • RGB202, 231, 39
  • CMYK11, 0, 75, 9
  • CSSrgb(202, 231, 39)
  • HSL69°, 80%, 53%
  • HSL Precise69.063°, 80%, 52.941%
  • HSV69°, 83%, 91%
  • HSB69°, 83%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.906, 0.153)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.906, 0.153, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.906, 0.153)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB90.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCAE727
  • DECIMAL ID13297447
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01