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#CAEF53 — Vivid Green

#CAEF53 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 #CAEF53 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.

#CAEF53 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 #7752EF; it also sits naturally between #EFC552 and #7CEF52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAEF53 · RGB 202, 239, 83

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Color values

HEX#CAEF53
RGB202, 239, 83
HSL74°, 83%, 63%
HSV74°, 65%, 94%
CMYK15%, 0%, 65%, 6%
XYZ56.78, 74.91, 19.65
Yxy74.91, 0.3752, 0.4950
CIE-Lab89.35, -32.99, 68.62
Hunter Lab86.55, -30.21, 44.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 94% · Blue 33%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CAEF53 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CAEF53 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CAEF53

.text { color: #CAEF53; }
.background { background-color: #CAEF53; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEF53; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 239, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 83%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEF53; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 239, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEF53; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 239, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAEF53">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEF53">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAEF53

#C2EC36#B9EA1A#A6D214#8FB611#7D9F0F#67830C#51670A#3B4B07#252F04#0F1302

Tints of #CAEF53

#CFF060#D4F273#D9F381#DDF58F#E3F6A2#E7F8B0#EBF9BE#EFFACC#F5FCDE#F9FDEC

Tones of #CAEF53

#C4E45E#BED869#B8CD74#B3C37F#ADB78A#A7AC95

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7752EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text15.98:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAEF53: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEF53

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 #CAEF53: ·

How #CAEF53 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADA79Deuteranopia · #D8D582Tritanopia · #CC979D

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 #CAEF53 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Voyage
#E3CA1D · #C6EB56 · #55A722 · #58E956
Silent Ruby Terrace
#2F0C88 · #7357F0 · #C6F15A · #E2EF94
Vintage Ruby Solace
#8F4319 · #DEBA41 · #CCE74F · #59AE1E
Gentle Ruby Saffron
#2B0C2D · #CCFB51 · #F92B29 · #73FB43
Rustic Canyon
#38179F · #9C74EB · #C1E650 · #E0F0BA
Smoky Meadow
#E9AD48 · #C8E055 · #5CD72C · #60DC81

Similar colors

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

#C6EB56#C6F15A#CCE74F#CCFB51#C1E650#C8E055#BCE951#C3FA48#D5EB46#CADE5A#BFE34A#D5EC64

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAEF52  ·  #CAEF54 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEF53?

#CAEF53 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 202, 239, 83). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEF53?

#CAEF53 is RGB 202, 239, 83 — HSL 74°, 83%, 63% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 65%, 6%.

What colors go with #CAEF53?

Its complement is #7752EF; analogous partners are #EFC552 and #7CEF52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEF53 for text?

Black text on #CAEF53 has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.