Palettes / Colors / #CAFFC0

#CAFFC0 — Pale Vivid Green

#CAFFC0 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 #CAFFC0 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.

#CAFFC0 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 #F5C2FF; it also sits naturally between #EBFFC2 and #C2FFD6. 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 75%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAFFC0

.text { color: #CAFFC0; }
.background { background-color: #CAFFC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAFFC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 255, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(110, 100%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAFFC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 255, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAFFC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 255, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAFFC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAFFC0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5C2FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAFFC0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAFFC0

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 #CAFFC0 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 #CAFFC0 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

← #CAFFBF  ·  #CAFFC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAFFC0?

#CAFFC0 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 202, 255, 192). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAFFC0?

#CAFFC0 is RGB 202, 255, 192 — HSL 110°, 100%, 88% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 25%, 0%.

What colors go with #CAFFC0?

Its complement is #F5C2FF; analogous partners are #EBFFC2 and #C2FFD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAFFC0 for text?

Black text on #CAFFC0 has a contrast ratio of 18.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.