Palettes / Colors / #CAFEAE

#CAFEAE — Pale Vivid Green

#CAFEAE is a green color we call Pale Vivid 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 #CAFEAE 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.

#CAFEAE 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 #E2AEFE; it also sits naturally between #F2FEAE and #AEFEBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 100% · Blue 68%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAFEAE

.text { color: #CAFEAE; }
.background { background-color: #CAFEAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAFEAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 254, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(99, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAFEAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 254, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAFEAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 254, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2AEFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAFEAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAFEAE

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:

How #CAFEAE 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 #CAFEAE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAFEAD  ·  #CAFEAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAFEAE?

#CAFEAE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 202, 254, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAFEAE?

#CAFEAE is RGB 202, 254, 174 — HSL 99°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 31%, 0%.

What colors go with #CAFEAE?

Its complement is #E2AEFE; analogous partners are #F2FEAE and #AEFEBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAFEAE for text?

Black text on #CAFEAE has a contrast ratio of 18.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.