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#CAFA2E — Vivid Green

#CAFA2E 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 #CAFA2E 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.

#CAFA2E 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 #5E2EFA; it also sits naturally between #FAC32E and #64FA2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAFA2E · RGB 202, 250, 46

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Color values

HEX#CAFA2E
RGB202, 250, 46
HSL74°, 95%, 58%
HSV74°, 82%, 98%
CMYK19%, 0%, 82%, 2%
XYZ59.04, 81.13, 15.13
Yxy81.13, 0.3802, 0.5224
CIE-Lab92.19, -39.72, 82.93
Hunter Lab90.07, -36.38, 50.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 98% · Blue 18%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 82% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CAFA2E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CAFA2E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CAFA2E

.text { color: #CAFA2E; }
.background { background-color: #CAFA2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAFA2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 250, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 95%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAFA2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 250, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAFA2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 250, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAFA2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAFA2E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAFA2E

#C4F915#B5EA06#A1D105#8AB305#779A04#648103#4D6303#3A4B02#232D01#0F1401

Tints of #CAFA2E

#CFFA42#D4FB56#D8FB65#DDFC79#E2FC8D#E7FDA1#ECFDB4#F0FDC3#F5FED7#FAFEEB

Tones of #CAFA2E

#C2EB3D#BBDD4B#B3CE5A#ABC068#A3B177#9CA385

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5E2EFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.23:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAFA2E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAFA2E

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 #CAFA2E: ·

How #CAFA2E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDF5FDeuteranopia · #DCD86BTritanopia · #CC868F

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 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CAFA2E rather than the exact color:

Crimson Garden
#2B091E · #20FA67 · #4347F8 · #CEFB3E
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Lucky Ruby Garden
#120A1D · #D4F620 · #F62E14 · #12FA19
Scarlet Ruby Zephyr
#C51535 · #E68B6C · #DEA72A · #D1E92C
Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5
Rustic Summit
#0C1E19 · #5629FB · #BDFC1F · #FA4AEC

Similar colors

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

#CEFB3E#D4EC2E#D4F620#D1E92C#D6EB2C#BDFC1F#D7FE3D#DBF720#CDE63D#B9E936#B9E937#E4FF30

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAFA2D  ·  #CAFA2F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAFA2E?

#CAFA2E is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 202, 250, 46). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAFA2E?

#CAFA2E is RGB 202, 250, 46 — HSL 74°, 95%, 58% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 82%, 2%.

What colors go with #CAFA2E?

Its complement is #5E2EFA; analogous partners are #FAC32E and #64FA2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAFA2E for text?

Black text on #CAFA2E has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.