Palettes / Colors / #CAF00A
#CAF00A — Vivid Green
#CAF00A 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 #CAF00A 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.
#CAF00A 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 #300AF0; it also sits naturally between #F0A30A and #57F00A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAF00A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 240, 10 |
| HSL | 70°, 92%, 49% |
| HSV | 70°, 96%, 94% |
| CMYK | 16%, 0%, 96%, 6% |
| XYZ | 55.57, 74.90, 11.82 |
| Yxy | 74.90, 0.3906, 0.5264 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.35, -35.98, 86.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.54, -32.72, 49.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 94% · Blue 4%
Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 96% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAF00A
.text { color: #CAF00A; }
.background { background-color: #CAF00A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAF00A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 240, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 92%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAF00A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 240, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAF00A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 240, 10, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAF00A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAF00A">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CAF00A
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Tones of #CAF00A
Color harmonies
Complementary — #300AF0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAF00A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAF00A
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 #CAF00A: ·
How #CAF00A 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 #CAF00A 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 #CAF00A?
#CAF00A is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 202, 240, 10). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAF00A?
#CAF00A is RGB 202, 240, 10 — HSL 70°, 92%, 49% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 96%, 6%.
What colors go with #CAF00A?
Its complement is #300AF0; analogous partners are #F0A30A and #57F00A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAF00A for text?
Black text on #CAF00A has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.