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#CAEB97 — Light Green

#CAEB97 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 #CAEB97 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.

#CAEB97 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 #B998EB; it also sits naturally between #EBE398 and #A1EB98. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAEB97 · RGB 202, 235, 151

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Color values

HEX#CAEB97
RGB202, 235, 151
HSL84°, 68%, 76%
HSV84°, 36%, 92%
CMYK14%, 0%, 36%, 8%
XYZ59.65, 74.21, 40.46
Yxy74.21, 0.3422, 0.4257
CIE-Lab89.02, -24.59, 37.29
Hunter Lab86.14, -22.90, 28.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 92% · Blue 59%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CAEB97 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CAEB97 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CAEB97

.text { color: #CAEB97; }
.background { background-color: #CAEB97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEB97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 235, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 68%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEB97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 235, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEB97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 235, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAEB97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEB97">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAEB97

#BBE67A#ABE05C#9AD93A#88C926#74AB21#608D1B#4B6F15#344D0F#202F09#0C1103

Tints of #CAEB97

#CFEDA1#D3EFA9#D7F0B2#DCF2BA#E0F4C3#E5F5CC#E9F7D4#EDF8DD#F2FAE5#F6FCEE

Tones of #CAEB97

#C9E59E#C8E0A4#C7DAAA#C5D4B0#C4CDB6#C3C8BC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B998EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.33:1 Fails
Against black text15.84:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAEB97: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEB97

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 #CAEB97: ·

How #CAEB97 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D9ABDeuteranopia · #D6D4B0Tritanopia · #CCBBBF

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 #CAEB97 rather than the exact color:

Palette 0766ad
#0766AD · #29ADB2 · #C5E898 · #F3F3F3
Tender Ruby Dusk
#631FBC · #875CE4 · #81CA22 · #C7E79D
Palette Ffd4d4
#FFD4D4 · #FFFFE8 · #CDE990 · #AACB73
Crimson Aurora
#DEF5C7 · #C7F19C · #6DC11B · #29450C
Palette F4e04d
#F4E04D · #F2ED6F · #CEE397 · #8DB1AB
Palette 72bf78
#72BF78 · #A0D683 · #D3EE98 · #FEFF9F

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAEB96  ·  #CAEB98 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEB97?

#CAEB97 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 202, 235, 151). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEB97?

#CAEB97 is RGB 202, 235, 151 — HSL 84°, 68%, 76% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 36%, 8%.

What colors go with #CAEB97?

Its complement is #B998EB; analogous partners are #EBE398 and #A1EB98. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEB97 for text?

Black text on #CAEB97 has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.