Palettes / Colors / #CAEDBA

#CAEDBA — Pale Green

#CAEDBA is a green color we call Pale 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 #CAEDBA 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.

#CAEDBA is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DDBAED; it also sits naturally between #E4EDBA and #BAEDC3. 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 73%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAEDBA

.text { color: #CAEDBA; }
.background { background-color: #CAEDBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEDBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 237, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(101, 59%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEDBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 237, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEDBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 237, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDBAED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAEDBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEDBA

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 #CAEDBA 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 #CAEDBA 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

← #CAEDB9  ·  #CAEDBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEDBA?

#CAEDBA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 202, 237, 186). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEDBA?

#CAEDBA is RGB 202, 237, 186 — HSL 101°, 59%, 83% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 22%, 7%.

What colors go with #CAEDBA?

Its complement is #DDBAED; analogous partners are #E4EDBA and #BAEDC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEDBA for text?

Black text on #CAEDBA has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.