Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #CAEE2E

#CAEE2E — Vivid Green

#CAEE2E 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 #CAEE2E 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.

#CAEE2E 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 #522FEE; it also sits naturally between #EEB22F and #6CEE2F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAEE2E · RGB 202, 238, 46

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#CAEE2E
RGB202, 238, 46
HSL71°, 85%, 56%
HSV71°, 81%, 93%
CMYK15%, 0%, 81%, 7%
XYZ55.42, 73.90, 13.93
Yxy73.90, 0.3869, 0.5159
CIE-Lab88.88, -34.33, 80.05
Hunter Lab85.97, -31.26, 47.66

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 #CAEE2E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CAEE2E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CAEE2E

.text { color: #CAEE2E; }
.background { background-color: #CAEE2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEE2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 238, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 85%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEE2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 238, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEE2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 238, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAEE2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEE2E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAEE2E

#C5EC18#B4D912#9DBD0F#89A50D#768E0B#62760A#4E5E08#374205#232A03#101302

Tints of #CAEE2E

#D0F042#D5F155#D9F368#DEF47B#E3F68E#E7F7A1#ECF9B4#F1FAC6#F6FCD9#FAFDEC

Tones of #CAEE2E

#C3E13D#BAD34A#B2C658#A8B766#A0AA74#979C81

Color harmonies

Complementary — #522FEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #CAEE2E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEE2E

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 #CAEE2E: ·

How #CAEE2E 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 · #D8D568Tritanopia · #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 #CAEE2E 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
Palette 61a3ba
#61A3BA · #FFFFDD · #D2DE32 · #A2C579
Palette 016a70
#016A70 · #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#D2DE32#D4F620#B9E936#B9E937#CDE020#C9DA2A#D8E324#D4E41F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAEE2D  ·  #CAEE2F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEE2E?

#CAEE2E is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 202, 238, 46). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEE2E?

#CAEE2E is RGB 202, 238, 46 — HSL 71°, 85%, 56% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 81%, 7%.

What colors go with #CAEE2E?

Its complement is #522FEE; analogous partners are #EEB22F and #6CEE2F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEE2E for text?

Black text on #CAEE2E has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.