Information about #CAE9EF color

#CAE9EF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAE9EF falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 233, 239) — 79.2% red, 91.4% green, 93.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 2 / 0 / 6. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CAE9EF reads as a clearly saturated aqua cyan and is nearly as bright as white. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Soft Light Blue (#C7E4EE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Blue Lily (#CFECEC) and Mabel (#CBE8E8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(202, 233, 239)), which gives #CAE9EF its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CAE9EF: 16.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. #CAE9EF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CAE9EF color variations

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

#CAE9EF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CAE9EF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CAE9EF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CAE9EF color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CAE9EF 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Soap

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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #CAE9EF

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

Soft Light Blue color link
Soft Light Blue

#C7E4EE

Pale Blue Lily color link
Pale Blue Lily

#CFECEC

Mabel color link
Mabel

#CBE8E8

Heavenly Meadow color link
Heavenly Meadow

#CDE5E8

Oyster Bay color link
Oyster Bay

#D1EAEA

Onahau color link
Onahau

#C2E6EC

Foam color link
Foam

#D0EAE8

Dreamer color link
Dreamer

#D3E5EF

Jagged Ice color link
Jagged Ice

#CAE7E2

Monroe Blue color link
Monroe Blue

#D3DFE8

Water color link
Water

#D4F1F9

Pastel Sky color link
Pastel Sky

#BEDDF1

#CAE9EF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAE9EF
  • RGB202, 233, 239
  • CMYK15, 2, 0, 6
  • CSSrgb(202, 233, 239)
  • HSL190°, 54%, 86%
  • HSL Precise189.73°, 53.623%, 86.471%
  • HSV190°, 15%, 94%
  • HSB190°, 15%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.914, 0.937)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.914, 0.937, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.914, 0.937)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB91.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDCAE9EF
  • DECIMAL ID13298159
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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