What color is #CAA18C?

#CAA18C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAA18C?

The RGB value is 202, 161, 140: 202 red, 161 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAA18C?

The complementary color is #8CB5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAA18C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAA18C color

#CAA18C rgb(202, 161, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CAA18C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 63.1% green and 54.9% blue (202, 161, 140).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 37% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 31% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#CAA18C color codes

HEX	`#CAA18C`
RGB	`rgb(202, 161, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 63.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 37%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 31%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 31%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.43, 12.12, 16.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.43, 20.63, 54.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.836, 39.942, 30.312)`
Decimal	`13279628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAA18C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CAA18C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAA18C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CAA18C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caa18c; }
.text { color: #caa18c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa18c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 161 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caa18c, #cac08c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CAA18C?: #CAA18C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAA18C?: The RGB value is 202, 161, 140: 202 red, 161 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAA18C?: The complementary color is #8CB5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAA18C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.