Palettes / Colors / #CAFF99

#CAFF99 — Light Vivid Green

#CAFF99 is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#CAFF99 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 #CE99FF; it also sits naturally between #FDFF99 and #99FF9B. 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 60%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 40% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAFF99

.text { color: #CAFF99; }
.background { background-color: #CAFF99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAFF99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 255, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAFF99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 255, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAFF99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 255, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAFF99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAFF99">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE99FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAFF99: #000000.

How #CAFF99 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 #CAFF99 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

← #CAFF98  ·  #CAFF9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAFF99?

#CAFF99 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 202, 255, 153). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAFF99?

#CAFF99 is RGB 202, 255, 153 — HSL 91°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 40%, 0%.

What colors go with #CAFF99?

Its complement is #CE99FF; analogous partners are #FDFF99 and #99FF9B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAFF99 for text?

Black text on #CAFF99 has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.