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#CAEB95 — Light Green

#CAEB95 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 #CAEB95 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.

#CAEB95 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 #B594EB; it also sits naturally between #EBE094 and #9EEB94. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAEB95 · RGB 202, 235, 149

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Color values

HEX#CAEB95
RGB202, 235, 149
HSL83°, 68%, 75%
HSV83°, 37%, 92%
CMYK14%, 0%, 37%, 8%
XYZ59.49, 74.14, 39.61
Yxy74.14, 0.3434, 0.4280
CIE-Lab88.99, -24.84, 38.25
Hunter Lab86.11, -23.12, 29.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 92% · Blue 58%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CAEB95 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CAEB95 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CAEB95

.text { color: #CAEB95; }
.background { background-color: #CAEB95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEB95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 235, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 68%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEB95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 235, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEB95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 235, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAEB95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEB95">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAEB95

#BAE576#ABDF58#9CD93A#8BC926#76AB21#5F891A#4A6B14#354D0F#212F09#0C1103

Tints of #CAEB95

#CEEC9C#D2EEA5#D6EFAE#DBF1B6#E1F4C3#E5F5CC#EAF7D4#EEF8DD#F2FAE5#F6FCEE

Tones of #CAEB95

#C8E49A#C7DEA0#C5D8A6#C4D2AD#C2CBB3#C1C6B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B594EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.33:1 Fails
Against black text15.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAEB95: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEB95

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 #CAEB95: ·

How #CAEB95 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D9AADeuteranopia · #D6D4AFTritanopia · #CCBABE

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CAEB95 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffd4d4
#FFD4D4 · #FFFFE8 · #CDE990 · #AACB73
Palette 0766ad
#0766AD · #29ADB2 · #C5E898 · #F3F3F3
Palette F2f4b2
#F2F4B2 · #CCE490 · #0C907D · #0D627A
Palette F4e04d
#F4E04D · #F2ED6F · #CEE397 · #8DB1AB
Tender Ruby Dusk
#631FBC · #875CE4 · #81CA22 · #C7E79D
Crimson Aurora
#DEF5C7 · #C7F19C · #6DC11B · #29450C

Similar colors

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

#CDE990#C5E898#CCE490#CEE397#C7E79D#C7F19C#D3EE98#CAF39E#CCDF92#C1EA9F#CAF2A1#BFEE9E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAEB94  ·  #CAEB96 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEB95?

#CAEB95 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 202, 235, 149). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEB95?

#CAEB95 is RGB 202, 235, 149 — HSL 83°, 68%, 75% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 37%, 8%.

What colors go with #CAEB95?

Its complement is #B594EB; analogous partners are #EBE094 and #9EEB94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEB95 for text?

Black text on #CAEB95 has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.