Palettes / Colors / #CAEE89
#CAEE89 — Light Green
#CAEE89 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 #CAEE89 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.
#CAEE89 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 #AE8BEE; it also sits naturally between #EEE08B and #9AEE8B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAEE89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 238, 137 |
| HSL | 81°, 75%, 74% |
| HSV | 81°, 42%, 93% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 42%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.45, 75.51, 35.11 |
| Yxy | 75.51, 0.3495, 0.4440 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.63, -27.71, 44.98 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.90, -25.72, 33.38 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 93% · Blue 54%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAEE89
.text { color: #CAEE89; }
.background { background-color: #CAEE89; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEE89; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 238, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 75%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEE89; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 238, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEE89; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 238, 137, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAEE89">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEE89">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AE8BEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAEE89: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEE89
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 #CAEE89: ·
How #CAEE89 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 #CAEE89 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 #CAEE89?
#CAEE89 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 202, 238, 137). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEE89?
#CAEE89 is RGB 202, 238, 137 — HSL 81°, 75%, 74% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 42%, 7%.
What colors go with #CAEE89?
Its complement is #AE8BEE; analogous partners are #EEE08B and #9AEE8B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAEE89 for text?
Black text on #CAEE89 has a contrast ratio of 16.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.