#CAE03BGreenivorous (#CAE03B) is a very light, saturated yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 117°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.181. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #CAE03B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 224, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 73%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 74%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10%, 0%, 74%, 12%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(85.1 -27.3 72.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.862 0.181 117) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Greenivorous shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d3da2d — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#d2e135 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#cae03b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cae13e — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Greenivorous in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.48:1 and against black 14.24:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ebff84 · #cae03b · #9cae00 · #788600 · #556000 · #353d00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#bbf491 · #cae03b · #d6c000 · #d7a200 · #d38500 · #c76b25
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#cae03b · #74c5a8 · #8d9e00 · #008a6a · #556000 · #004a37
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cae03b · #acb48d · #7d50c9 · #4a5400 · #2e3500 · #151900
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#cae03b · #b6b2c4 · #7d8269 · #4d4a56 · #1d2107 · #010004
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f3f0fb · #cac6d4 · #9d99a8 · #241f31 · #04010d · #cae03b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cae03b · #b8aed4 · #8969c9 · #5a279f · #290053 · #010100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c7f8fc · #cae03b · #d0b0d7 · #3b63ac · #3e4060 · #031205
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#cae03b · #95bbd4 · #0088c2 · #8c004d · #3f001f · #000610
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#cae03b · #8cbfc6 · #008f9d · #5a279f · #430001 · #03000f
#D0E55F · #D7E97B · #DDEE93 · #E4F2AA · #EBF6BF
#A4B712 · #809000 · #5E6A00 · #3E4600 · #202500
#CBDE6A · #CCDB8B · #CED8A7
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.