Palettes / Colors / #CAEC9E
#CAEC9E — Light Green
#CAEC9E is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #CAEC9E 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.
#CAEC9E 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 #BF9DEC; it also sits naturally between #ECE69D and #A2EC9D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAEC9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 236, 158 |
| HSL | 86°, 67%, 77% |
| HSV | 86°, 33%, 93% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 33%, 7% |
| XYZ | 60.52, 75.02, 43.64 |
| Yxy | 75.02, 0.3378, 0.4187 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.40, -24.15, 34.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.61, -22.56, 27.04 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 93% · Blue 62%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAEC9E
.text { color: #CAEC9E; }
.background { background-color: #CAEC9E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEC9E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 236, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 67%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEC9E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 236, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEC9E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 236, 158, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAEC9E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEC9E">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CAEC9E
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BF9DEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAEC9E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEC9E
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CAEC9E: ·
How #CAEC9E 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 #CAEC9E rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CAEC9E?
#CAEC9E is Light Green, a green color (RGB 202, 236, 158). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEC9E?
#CAEC9E is RGB 202, 236, 158 — HSL 86°, 67%, 77% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 33%, 7%.
What colors go with #CAEC9E?
Its complement is #BF9DEC; analogous partners are #ECE69D and #A2EC9D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAEC9E for text?
Black text on #CAEC9E has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.