Palettes / Colors / #CAEFB3
#CAEFB3 — Pale Green
#CAEFB3 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 #CAEFB3 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.
#CAEFB3 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 #D8B3EF; it also sits naturally between #E8EFB3 and #B3EFBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAEFB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 239, 179 |
| HSL | 97°, 65%, 82% |
| HSV | 97°, 25%, 94% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 25%, 6% |
| XYZ | 63.36, 77.54, 54.28 |
| Yxy | 77.54, 0.3246, 0.3973 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.57, -22.58, 25.16 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.06, -21.30, 21.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 94% · Blue 70%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAEFB3
.text { color: #CAEFB3; }
.background { background-color: #CAEFB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEFB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 239, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(97, 65%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEFB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 239, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEFB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 239, 179, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAEFB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEFB3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CAEFB3
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Tones of #CAEFB3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D8B3EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAEFB3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEFB3
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 #CAEFB3: ·
How #CAEFB3 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 #CAEFB3 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 #CAEFB3?
#CAEFB3 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 202, 239, 179). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEFB3?
#CAEFB3 is RGB 202, 239, 179 — HSL 97°, 65%, 82% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 25%, 6%.
What colors go with #CAEFB3?
Its complement is #D8B3EF; analogous partners are #E8EFB3 and #B3EFBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAEFB3 for text?
Black text on #CAEFB3 has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.