Information about Bitter Lemon color

#CAE00D - Bitter Lemon color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAE00D, known as "Bitter Lemon", falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 224, 13) — 79.2% red, 87.8% green, 5.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 83 / 12. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CAE00D reads as a intensely saturated yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Neva (#C6D60D). Slightly further away sit Vivid Apple Green (#CAE700) and Bird Flower (#D4CD16).

In RGB terms — rgb(202, 224, 13) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 14.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Bitter Lemon" in the Register.

Bitter Lemon color variations

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

Bitter Lemon color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D
#DFF22E

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#E7F562

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#EFF896

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#F7FBCA

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White

#FFFFFF

Bitter Lemon color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D
#A0B10A

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#788507

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#505805

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#282C02

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Black

#000000

Bitter Lemon color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D
#BBCC22

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#ADBA38

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#9EA74F

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#8F9367

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Grey

#808080

Bitter Lemon color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#0CDD4B

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#21DD0C

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#75DD0C

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Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D
#DD9F0C

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#DD4B0C

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#DD0C21

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Bitter Lemon 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
#CAE00D
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

#220DDE
#220DDE

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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
#CAE00D
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

#8A0DDE
#8A0DDE

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#0D60DE
#0D60DE

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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
#60DE0D
#60DE0D

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#CAE00D
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

#DE8A0D
#DE8A0D

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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
#CAE00D
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

#0DC9DE
#0DC9DE

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#DE0DC9
#DE0DC9

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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
#CAE00D
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

#0DDE22
#0DDE22

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#220DDE
#220DDE

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#DE0DC9
#DE0DC9

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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
#CAE00D
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

#0DDE8A
#0DDE8A

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#220DDE
#220DDE

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#DE0D60
#DE0D60

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Nearest named colors to Bitter Lemon

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

Vivid Apple Green color link
Vivid Apple Green

#CAE700

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Piss Yellow color link
Piss Yellow

#DDD618

Greeny Yellow color link
Greeny Yellow

#C6F808

Spritzer color link
Spritzer

#C2E225

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

Inch Worm color link
Inch Worm

#B0E313

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Yellowish Green color link
Yellowish Green

#B0DD16

Sickly Yellow color link
Sickly Yellow

#D0E429

Yellowgreen color link
Yellowgreen

#BBF90F

Bitter Lemon color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#CAE00D - Bitter Lemon color image Bitter Lemon color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
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#CAE00D - Bitter Lemon color image Bitter Lemon color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#CAE00D - Bitter Lemon color image Bitter Lemon color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAE00D
  • RGB202, 224, 13
  • CMYK9, 0, 83, 12
  • CSSrgb(202, 224, 13)
  • HSL66°, 89%, 46%
  • HSL Precise66.256°, 89.03%, 46.471%
  • HSV66°, 94%, 88%
  • HSB66°, 94%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.878
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.051
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.878, 0.051)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.878, 0.051, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.878, 0.051)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCAE00D
  • DECIMAL ID13295629
  • Name Length12
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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