Tea Green #CAE7B9
Tea Green is a light, muted green with hex code #CAE7B9 and RGB rgb(202, 231, 185).
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Black text reads best on this color (15.64:1).
About this color
#CAE7B9 is a light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 89%, its chroma 0.069 and its hue 134°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Tea Green. Black text reads best on it, at 15.64:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (89%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.069) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Tea Green |
| Black text | 15.64:1 |
| White text | 1.34:1 |
Colors that go with Tea Green
Matches found by rotating Tea Green around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Tea Green
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Tea Green, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Tea Green, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Sage #BCECAC ΔE 0.031
- Light Grey Green #B7E1A1 ΔE 0.042
- Lemon Meringue #EAE2B7 ΔE 0.042
- Pale Goldenrod #EEE8AA ΔE 0.049
- Vanilla #E9D8A6 ΔE 0.051
- Washed Out Green #BCF5A6 ΔE 0.054
- Pale Silver #D8E2DC ΔE 0.058
- Wheat #F5DEB3 ΔE 0.058
More about Tea Green
How to make Tea Green
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 3 parts white
- 1 part green
Recipe result: #BDEAC4, a difference of ΔE 0.019 from Tea Green. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Tea Green in every format
| HEX | #CAE7B9 |
| RGB | rgb(202, 231, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(98, 49%, 82%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.5% 0.069 134) |
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 #CAE7B9 | 1.34:1 | Fails | Lc -19.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| Black text on #CAE7B9 | 15.64:1 | AAA | Lc 86.8 | Fine for body text |
| #CAE7B9 text on white | 1.34:1 | Fails | Lc 16.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #CAE7B9 text on black | 15.64:1 | AAA | Lc -86.8 | Fine for body text |
Shades and tints of Tea Green
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 200.
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Step 50
50
#F2F7EF
oklch(97% 0.012 133.4)
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Step 100
100
#E3EEDD
oklch(93.6% 0.025 134.3)
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Step 200
200 (this color)
#CAE7B9
oklch(89.5% 0.069 134)
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Step 300
300
#A9CE93
oklch(81% 0.089 134.2)
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Step 400
400
#7BB353
oklch(70.6% 0.141 133.9)
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Step 500
500
#579F02
oklch(63% 0.18 134.1)
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Step 600
600
#488600
oklch(55.6% 0.16 134.1)
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Step 700
700
#3C7100
oklch(49.2% 0.141 134)
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Step 800
800
#305C00
oklch(42.6% 0.122 134)
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Step 900
900
#274D00
oklch(37.7% 0.108 134.1)
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Step 950
950
#162E02
oklch(27.1% 0.075 134)
Tea Green 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) | #EBE0B6 | 0.044 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #E6DDBB | 0.044 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #CAE3DA | 0.049 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #DEDEDE | 0.069 |
Use Tea Green 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.