Palettes / Colors / #CAEB72

#CAEB72 — Light Green

#CAEB72 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #CAEB72 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CAEB72 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9170EB; it also sits naturally between #EBCE70 and #8DEB70. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 92% · Blue 45%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 51% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CAEB72

.text { color: #CAEB72; }
.background { background-color: #CAEB72; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEB72; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 235, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 75%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEB72; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 235, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEB72; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 235, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAEB72">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEB72">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAEB72

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9170EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAEB72: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEB72

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CAEB72 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CAEB72 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAEB71  ·  #CAEB73 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEB72?

#CAEB72 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 202, 235, 114). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEB72?

#CAEB72 is RGB 202, 235, 114 — HSL 76°, 75%, 68% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 51%, 8%.

What colors go with #CAEB72?

Its complement is #9170EB; analogous partners are #EBCE70 and #8DEB70. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEB72 for text?

Black text on #CAEB72 has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.