Palettes / Colors / #CAEE8A
#CAEE8A — Light Green
#CAEE8A 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 #CAEE8A 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.
#CAEE8A 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 #AF8BEE; it also sits naturally between #EEE18B and #98EE8B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAEE8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 238, 138 |
| HSL | 82°, 75%, 74% |
| HSV | 82°, 42%, 93% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 42%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.52, 75.54, 35.49 |
| Yxy | 75.54, 0.3490, 0.4429 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.65, -27.60, 44.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.91, -25.62, 33.13 |
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 #CAEE8A
.text { color: #CAEE8A; }
.background { background-color: #CAEE8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEE8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 238, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(82, 75%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEE8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 238, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEE8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 238, 138, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAEE8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEE8A">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CAEE8A
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Tones of #CAEE8A
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AF8BEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAEE8A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEE8A
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 #CAEE8A: ·
How #CAEE8A 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 #CAEE8A 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 #CAEE8A?
#CAEE8A is Light Green, a green color (RGB 202, 238, 138). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEE8A?
#CAEE8A is RGB 202, 238, 138 — HSL 82°, 75%, 74% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 42%, 7%.
What colors go with #CAEE8A?
Its complement is #AF8BEE; analogous partners are #EEE18B and #98EE8B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAEE8A for text?
Black text on #CAEE8A has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.