Palettes / Colors / #CAFFC5

#CAFFC5 — Pale Vivid Green

#CAFFC5 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CAFFC5 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.

#CAFFC5 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 #FAC7FF; it also sits naturally between #E8FFC7 and #C7FFDE. 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 77%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAFFC5

.text { color: #CAFFC5; }
.background { background-color: #CAFFC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAFFC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 255, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(115, 100%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAFFC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 255, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAFFC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 255, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAFFC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAFFC5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAC7FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAFFC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAFFC5

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 #CAFFC5 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 #CAFFC5 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

← #CAFFC4  ·  #CAFFC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAFFC5?

#CAFFC5 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 202, 255, 197). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAFFC5?

#CAFFC5 is RGB 202, 255, 197 — HSL 115°, 100%, 89% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 23%, 0%.

What colors go with #CAFFC5?

Its complement is #FAC7FF; analogous partners are #E8FFC7 and #C7FFDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAFFC5 for text?

Black text on #CAFFC5 has a contrast ratio of 18.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.