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#CAEB73 — Light Green

#CAEB73 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 #CAEB73 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.

#CAEB73 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 #9675EB; it also sits naturally between #EBD275 and #8EEB75. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAEB73 · RGB 202, 235, 115

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Color values

HEX#CAEB73
RGB202, 235, 115
HSL77°, 75%, 69%
HSV77°, 51%, 92%
CMYK14%, 0%, 51%, 8%
XYZ57.16, 73.21, 27.34
Yxy73.21, 0.3624, 0.4642
CIE-Lab88.55, -28.60, 54.08
Hunter Lab85.56, -26.33, 37.69

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

Sample text in #CAEB73 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CAEB73 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CAEB73

.text { color: #CAEB73; }
.background { background-color: #CAEB73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEB73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 235, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 75%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEB73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 235, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEB73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 235, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAEB73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEB73">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAEB73

#BFE75A#B3E33B#A9DF20#91C01B#7DA518#658613#516B0F#394C0B#253107#0E1203

Tints of #CAEB73

#CFED82#D2EE8B#D7F098#DDF2A6#E2F4B3#E5F5BC#EAF7C9#F0F9D7#F3FBE0#F8FCED

Tones of #CAEB73

#C6E37D#C2DB85#BFD28E#BBC997#B7C19F#B4B9A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9675EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAEB73: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEB73

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CAEB73: ·

How #CAEB73 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D990Deuteranopia · #D6D497Tritanopia · #CCA7AC

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CAEB73 rather than the exact color:

Amber Solace
#719D13 · #C5EE74 · #8B5EEB · #C6A7EE
Vintage Dusk
#DDEB9E · #D3E971 · #677916 · #434F0C
Palette Fbfad3
#FBFAD3 · #C6E377 · #729D39 · #36622B
Palette 89ac46
#89AC46 · #D3E671 · #F8ED8C · #FF8989
Smoky Ruby Bloom
#CBC019 · #C1EE6C · #86E866 · #44DF5C
Palette 27e1ce
#27E1CE · #EFFFB7 · #D6EC78 · #FF98DA

Similar colors

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

#C5EE74#D3E971#C6E377#D3E671#C1EE6C#D6EC78#BFEA7C#D7E371#D0F66A#D3F067#BEED66#CAD971

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAEB72  ·  #CAEB74 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEB73?

#CAEB73 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 202, 235, 115). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEB73?

#CAEB73 is RGB 202, 235, 115 — HSL 77°, 75%, 69% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 51%, 8%.

What colors go with #CAEB73?

Its complement is #9675EB; analogous partners are #EBD275 and #8EEB75. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEB73 for text?

Black text on #CAEB73 has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.