#CAF3E0
Closest named color: Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4). oklch(93% 0.05 165.5), rgb(202, 243, 224).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (17.40:1).
About this color
#CAF3E0 is a very light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 93%, its chroma 0.050 and its hue 166°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.40:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | very light (93%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.050) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4) |
| Black text | 17.40:1 |
| White text | 1.20:1 |
Values
| HEX | #CAF3E0 |
| RGB | rgb(202, 243, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(152, 63%, 87%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93% 0.05 165.5) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #CAF3E0 | 1.20:1 | Fails | Lc -11.8 | Not readable |
| Black text on #CAF3E0 | 17.40:1 | AAA | Lc 93.5 | Preferred for body text |
| #CAF3E0 text on white | 1.20:1 | Fails | Lc 10.1 | Not readable |
| #CAF3E0 text on black | 17.40:1 | AAA | Lc -94.0 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.
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Step 50
50
#F0F7F4
oklch(97% 0.008 168.8)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#CAF3E0
oklch(93% 0.05 165.5)
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Step 200
200
#C4E1D4
oklch(88.5% 0.035 166.8)
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Step 300
300
#9ACEB7
oklch(80.9% 0.063 165.8)
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Step 400
400
#5BB591
oklch(70.7% 0.103 165.3)
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Step 500
500
#09A276
oklch(63.2% 0.131 165.2)
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Step 600
600
#008863
oklch(55.6% 0.116 165.8)
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Step 700
700
#007353
oklch(49.2% 0.103 165.6)
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Step 800
800
#005E43
oklch(42.7% 0.089 165.5)
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Step 900
900
#004E37
oklch(37.6% 0.079 165.5)
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Step 950
950
#032F20
oklch(27.2% 0.054 164.9)
#CAF3E0 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F1EDDF | 0.050 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #E9E8E1 | 0.046 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C2F3ED | 0.019 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #EAEAEA | 0.050 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #CAF3E0
#CAF3E0
oklch(93% 0.05 165.5)
- #FFDDEE
#FFDDEE
oklch(93.1% 0.043 346.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #CAF3E0, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.028
- Pale Aqua #B8FFEB ΔE 0.033
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.036
- Pale Sky Blue #BDF6FE ΔE 0.040
- Pale Turquoise #AFEEEE ΔE 0.040
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.040
- Pale Cyan #B7FFFA ΔE 0.040
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.044
Use #CAF3E0 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.