Palettes / Colors / #CAED77

#CAED77 — Light Green

#CAED77 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 #CAED77 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.

#CAED77 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 #9B78ED; it also sits naturally between #EDD678 and #8FED78. 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 93% · Blue 47%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 50% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAED77

.text { color: #CAED77; }
.background { background-color: #CAED77; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAED77; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 237, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 77%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAED77; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 237, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAED77; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 237, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAED77">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAED77">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9B78ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAED77: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAED77

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 #CAED77 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 #CAED77 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

← #CAED76  ·  #CAED78 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAED77?

#CAED77 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 202, 237, 119). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAED77?

#CAED77 is RGB 202, 237, 119 — HSL 78°, 77%, 70% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 50%, 7%.

What colors go with #CAED77?

Its complement is #9B78ED; analogous partners are #EDD678 and #8FED78. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAED77 for text?

Black text on #CAED77 has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.