Palettes / Colors / #CAEB88

#CAEB88 — Light Green

#CAEB88 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 #CAEB88 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.

#CAEB88 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 #AA89EB; it also sits naturally between #EBDB89 and #9AEB89. 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 53%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAEB88

.text { color: #CAEB88; }
.background { background-color: #CAEB88; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEB88; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 235, 136); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 71%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEB88; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 235, 136, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEB88; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 235, 136, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAEB88">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEB88">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AA89EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAEB88: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEB88

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 #CAEB88 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 #CAEB88 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

← #CAEB87  ·  #CAEB89 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEB88?

#CAEB88 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 202, 235, 136). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEB88?

#CAEB88 is RGB 202, 235, 136 — HSL 80°, 71%, 73% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 42%, 8%.

What colors go with #CAEB88?

Its complement is #AA89EB; analogous partners are #EBDB89 and #9AEB89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEB88 for text?

Black text on #CAEB88 has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.