Information about #CAF953 color

#CAF953 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #CAF953 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 249, 83) — 79.2% red, 97.6% green, 32.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 0 / 65 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid chartreuse, #CAF953 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of HoodCoin (#D5FD51). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Brilliant Spring Bud (#C5FF65) and Brilliant Lime Green (#C2E751).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(202, 249, 83)), which gives #CAF953 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 17.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. No one has named #CAF953 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CAF953 color variations

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

#CAF953 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 #CAF953

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#CAF953
  • RGB202, 249, 83
  • CMYK18, 0, 65, 2
  • CSSrgb(202, 249, 83)
  • HSL77°, 93%, 65%
  • HSL Precise76.988°, 93.258%, 65.098%
  • HSV77°, 67%, 98%
  • HSB77°, 67%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.976, 0.325)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.976, 0.325, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.976, 0.325)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAF953
  • DECIMAL ID13302099
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01