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#CAFF99

#caff99 ≈ Mint Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#caff99 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 100% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 91.18°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint Green (#98ff98), ΔE 6.99.

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Relative luminance0.8638

Complementary

  1. #caff99
  2. #ce99ff

Split complementary

  1. #caff99
  2. #9b99ff
  3. #ff99fd

Analogous

  1. #fdff99
  2. #caff99
  3. #99ff9b

Triadic

  1. #caff99
  2. #99caff
  3. #ff99ca

Tetradic

  1. #caff99
  2. #99ffce
  3. #ce99ff
  4. #ff99ca

Square

  1. #caff99
  2. #99fdff
  3. #ce99ff
  4. #ff9b99

Monochromatic

  1. #7aff00
  2. #a2ff4d
  3. #caff99
  4. #f2ffe5
  5. #f4ffeb

Shades

#caff99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caff99
  2. #b6e68a
  3. #a2cc7a
  4. #8db36b
  5. #79995c
  6. #65804d
  7. #51663d
  8. #3d4d2e
  9. #28331f
  10. #141a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#caff99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caff99
  2. #cfffa3
  3. #d5ffad
  4. #daffb8
  5. #dfffc2
  6. #e5ffcc
  7. #eaffd6
  8. #efffe0
  9. #f4ffeb
  10. #fafff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caff99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caff99
  2. #c3f297
  3. #bbe694
  4. #b4d992
  5. #accc8f
  6. #a5c08d
  7. #9eb38a
  8. #96a688
  9. #8f9985
  10. #878d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1f6d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff291 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdf7e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1f794 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecf59c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccfacc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caff99 {
  color: #caff99;
}
Background
.bg-caff99 {
  background-color: #caff99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caff99 {
  border: 2px solid #caff99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caff99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 255 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caff99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caff99, #99ff9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caff99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 255 153 / 0.35);
}

#98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 6.99 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.00 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.10 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.09 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.67 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 10.06 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 10.09 #350066 Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Mint Green
#caff99  rgb(202, 255, 153)  hsl(91, 100%, 80%)  Mint Green
#ce99ff  rgb(206, 153, 255)  hsl(271, 100%, 80%)  Mauve
#99caff  rgb(153, 202, 255)  hsl(211, 100%, 80%)  Light Sky Blue
#ff99ca  rgb(255, 153, 202)  hsl(331, 100%, 80%)  Carnation Pink