Palettes / Colors / #CAEE2C
#CAEE2C — Vivid Green
#CAEE2C is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #CAEE2C 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.
#CAEE2C 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 #4E2BEE; it also sits naturally between #EEB02B and #68EE2B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAEE2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 238, 44 |
| HSL | 71°, 85%, 55% |
| HSV | 71°, 82%, 93% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 82%, 7% |
| XYZ | 55.39, 73.89, 13.73 |
| Yxy | 73.89, 0.3873, 0.5167 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.87, -34.39, 80.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.96, -31.31, 47.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 93% · Blue 17%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 82% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAEE2C
.text { color: #CAEE2C; }
.background { background-color: #CAEE2C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEE2C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 238, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 85%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEE2C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 238, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEE2C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 238, 44, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAEE2C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEE2C">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CAEE2C
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Tones of #CAEE2C
Color harmonies
Complementary — #4E2BEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.78:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAEE2C: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEE2C
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 #CAEE2C: ·
How #CAEE2C 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 #CAEE2C 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 #CAEE2C?
#CAEE2C is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 202, 238, 44). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEE2C?
#CAEE2C is RGB 202, 238, 44 — HSL 71°, 85%, 55% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 82%, 7%.
What colors go with #CAEE2C?
Its complement is #4E2BEE; analogous partners are #EEB02B and #68EE2B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAEE2C for text?
Black text on #CAEE2C has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.