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#CAEFB2 — Pale Green

#CAEFB2 is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #CAEFB2 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.

#CAEFB2 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D7B3EF; it also sits naturally between #E9EFB3 and #B3EFB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAEFB2 · RGB 202, 239, 178

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Color values

HEX#CAEFB2
RGB202, 239, 178
HSL96°, 66%, 82%
HSV96°, 26%, 94%
CMYK15%, 0%, 26%, 6%
XYZ63.26, 77.50, 53.75
Yxy77.50, 0.3252, 0.3985
CIE-Lab90.55, -22.73, 25.65
Hunter Lab88.04, -21.43, 21.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 94% · Blue 70%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CAEFB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CAEFB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CAEFB2

.text { color: #CAEFB2; }
.background { background-color: #CAEFB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEFB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 239, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 66%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEFB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 239, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEFB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 239, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAEFB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEFB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAEFB2

#B4E891#9DE26F#89DB51#72D530#5FB625#4D941E#3C7217#2C5511#1B330A#091103

Tints of #CAEFB2

#CEF0B7#D4F2C0#D7F3C4#DCF5CC#DFF5D0#E2F6D5#E8F8DD#EBF9E1#F1FBEA#F3FCEE

Tones of #CAEFB2

#CCEBB7#CDE7BC#CEE3C0#CFDEC4#CFDAC8#D0D5CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7B3EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAEFB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEFB2

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 #CAEFB2: ·

How #CAEFB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAC1Deuteranopia · #D8D5C4Tritanopia · #CCCCCF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CAEFB2 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Solace
#AF2234 · #D7782F · #E5E577 · #CEF0B4
Palette Ddffbb
#DDFFBB · #C7E9B0 · #B3C99C · #A4BC92
Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3
Crimson Ruby Harbor
#6E197A · #E57FE3 · #6FDE60 · #C4EAB5
Electric Cascade
#5BB81F · #296FDB · #D5246A · #CDEBB9
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6

Similar colors

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

#CEF0B4#C7E9B0#C3F2B3#C4EAB5#CDEBB9#C3F3B6#CAE6B2#CCF3BA#D2F0AD#C1F2B0#CEF0BB#CBF3BB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAEFB1  ·  #CAEFB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEFB2?

#CAEFB2 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 202, 239, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEFB2?

#CAEFB2 is RGB 202, 239, 178 — HSL 96°, 66%, 82% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 26%, 6%.

What colors go with #CAEFB2?

Its complement is #D7B3EF; analogous partners are #E9EFB3 and #B3EFB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEFB2 for text?

Black text on #CAEFB2 has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.