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#CAEF4E — Vivid Green

#CAEF4E 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 #CAEF4E 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.

#CAEF4E 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 #734EEF; it also sits naturally between #EFC44E and #79EF4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAEF4E · RGB 202, 239, 78

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Color values

HEX#CAEF4E
RGB202, 239, 78
HSL74°, 83%, 62%
HSV74°, 67%, 94%
CMYK15%, 0%, 67%, 6%
XYZ56.60, 74.84, 18.67
Yxy74.84, 0.3771, 0.4986
CIE-Lab89.32, -33.30, 70.47
Hunter Lab86.51, -30.47, 44.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 94% · Blue 31%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CAEF4E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CAEF4E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CAEF4E

.text { color: #CAEF4E; }
.background { background-color: #CAEF4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEF4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 239, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEF4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 239, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEF4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 239, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAEF4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEF4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAEF4E

#C0EC32#B8E916#A6D214#8FB611#799A0E#637E0C#4D6209#3B4B07#252F04#0F1302

Tints of #CAEF4E

#CDF05C#D3F26E#D7F37C#DDF58F#E1F69D#E5F7AB#EBF9BE#EFFACC#F5FCDE#F9FDEC

Tones of #CAEF4E

#C3E359#BDD765#B6CC71#B1C17B#ABB587#A4AA92

Color harmonies

Complementary — #734EEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAEF4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEF4E

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 #CAEF4E: ·

How #CAEF4E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADA75Deuteranopia · #D8D57ETritanopia · #CC949A

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 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CAEF4E rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Solace
#8F4319 · #DEBA41 · #CCE74F · #59AE1E
Smoky Ruby Voyage
#E3CA1D · #C6EB56 · #55A722 · #58E956
Gentle Ruby Saffron
#2B0C2D · #CCFB51 · #F92B29 · #73FB43
Silent Ruby Terrace
#2F0C88 · #7357F0 · #C6F15A · #E2EF94
Rustic Canyon
#38179F · #9C74EB · #C1E650 · #E0F0BA
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6

Similar colors

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

#CCE74F#C6EB56#CCFB51#C6F15A#C1E650#D5EB46#C3FA48#BCE951#C8E055#BFE34A#D3E444#D4E345

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAEF4D  ·  #CAEF4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEF4E?

#CAEF4E is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 202, 239, 78). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEF4E?

#CAEF4E is RGB 202, 239, 78 — HSL 74°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 67%, 6%.

What colors go with #CAEF4E?

Its complement is #734EEF; analogous partners are #EFC44E and #79EF4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEF4E for text?

Black text on #CAEF4E has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.