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#CAEE2D — Vivid Green

#CAEE2D 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 #CAEE2D 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.

#CAEE2D 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.

#CAEE2D · RGB 202, 238, 45

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Color values

HEX#CAEE2D
RGB202, 238, 45
HSL71°, 85%, 55%
HSV71°, 81%, 93%
CMYK15%, 0%, 81%, 7%
XYZ55.41, 73.90, 13.83
Yxy73.90, 0.3871, 0.5163
CIE-Lab88.87, -34.36, 80.29
Hunter Lab85.96, -31.28, 47.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 93% · Blue 18%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 81% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CAEE2D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CAEE2D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CAEE2D

.text { color: #CAEE2D; }
.background { background-color: #CAEE2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEE2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 238, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 85%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEE2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 238, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEE2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 238, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAEE2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEE2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAEE2D

#C4EC13#B1D411#9DBD0F#89A50D#768E0B#5E7109#4B5A07#374205#232A03#101302

Tints of #CAEE2D

#CFEF3E#D3F150#D8F263#DDF476#E3F68E#E7F7A1#ECF9B4#F1FAC6#F6FCD9#FAFDEC

Tones of #CAEE2D

#C1E038#B9D246#B0C454#A6B663#9EA871#959A7E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E2BEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.33:1 Fails
Against black text15.78:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAEE2D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEE2D

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 #CAEE2D: ·

How #CAEE2D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADA5CDeuteranopia · #D8D567Tritanopia · #CC8189

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 Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CAEE2D rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Ruby Zephyr
#C51535 · #E68B6C · #DEA72A · #D1E92C
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5
Honey Ruby Petal
#E6AE64 · #CDE63D · #80E85A · #1EC251
Lucky Ruby Garden
#120A1D · #D4F620 · #F62E14 · #12FA19
Palette 61a3ba
#61A3BA · #FFFFDD · #D2DE32 · #A2C579

Similar colors

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

#D1E92C#D4EC2E#D6EB2C#CDE63D#D4F620#D2DE32#CDE020#B9E936#D4E41F#D8E324#C9DA2A#B9E937

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAEE2C  ·  #CAEE2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEE2D?

#CAEE2D is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 202, 238, 45). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEE2D?

#CAEE2D is RGB 202, 238, 45 — HSL 71°, 85%, 55% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 81%, 7%.

What colors go with #CAEE2D?

Its complement is #4E2BEE; analogous partners are #EEB02B and #68EE2B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEE2D for text?

Black text on #CAEE2D has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.