Palettes / Colors / #CAFFBD
#CAFFBD — Pale Vivid Green
#CAFFBD 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 #CAFFBD 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.
#CAFFBD 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 #F2BDFF; it also sits naturally between #EBFFBD and #BDFFD1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAFFBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 255, 189 |
| HSL | 108°, 100%, 87% |
| HSV | 108°, 26%, 100% |
| CMYK | 21%, 0%, 26%, 0% |
| XYZ | 69.30, 87.75, 61.43 |
| Yxy | 87.75, 0.3172, 0.4016 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.06, -28.66, 26.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.68, -27.30, 22.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 100% · Blue 74%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAFFBD
.text { color: #CAFFBD; }
.background { background-color: #CAFFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAFFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 255, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(108, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAFFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 255, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAFFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 255, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAFFBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAFFBD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F2BDFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.13:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAFFBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAFFBD
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 #CAFFBD: ·
How #CAFFBD 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 #CAFFBD 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 #CAFFBD?
#CAFFBD is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 202, 255, 189). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAFFBD?
#CAFFBD is RGB 202, 255, 189 — HSL 108°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 26%, 0%.
What colors go with #CAFFBD?
Its complement is #F2BDFF; analogous partners are #EBFFBD and #BDFFD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAFFBD for text?
Black text on #CAFFBD has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.