Palettes / Colors / #CAFFBE
#CAFFBE — Pale Vivid Green
#CAFFBE 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 #CAFFBE 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.
#CAFFBE 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 #F3BDFF; it also sits naturally between #EAFFBD and #BDFFD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAFFBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 255, 190 |
| HSL | 109°, 100%, 87% |
| HSV | 109°, 25%, 100% |
| CMYK | 21%, 0%, 25%, 0% |
| XYZ | 69.41, 87.79, 62.00 |
| Yxy | 87.79, 0.3166, 0.4005 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.07, -28.50, 25.73 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.70, -27.16, 22.07 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 100% · Blue 75%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAFFBE
.text { color: #CAFFBE; }
.background { background-color: #CAFFBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAFFBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 255, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(109, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAFFBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 255, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAFFBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 255, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAFFBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAFFBE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F3BDFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.13:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAFFBE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAFFBE
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 #CAFFBE: ·
How #CAFFBE 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 #CAFFBE 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 #CAFFBE?
#CAFFBE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 202, 255, 190). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAFFBE?
#CAFFBE is RGB 202, 255, 190 — HSL 109°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 25%, 0%.
What colors go with #CAFFBE?
Its complement is #F3BDFF; analogous partners are #EAFFBD and #BDFFD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAFFBE for text?
Black text on #CAFFBE has a contrast ratio of 18.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.