What color is #CAA398?

#CAA398 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAA398?

The RGB value is 202, 163, 152: 202 red, 163 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAA398?

The complementary color is #98BFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAA398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAA398 color

#CAA398 rgb(202, 163, 152)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CAA398 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 63.9% green and 59.6% blue (202, 163, 152).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 25% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#CAA398 color codes

HEX	`#CAA398`
RGB	`rgb(202, 163, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 63.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 25%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.19, 12.69, 11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.19, 16.89, 41.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.122, 41.02, 35.346)`
Decimal	`13280152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAA398, 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 #CAA398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAA398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #CAA398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caa398; }
.text { color: #caa398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 163 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caa398, #cabc98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #CAA398?: #CAA398 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAA398?: The RGB value is 202, 163, 152: 202 red, 163 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAA398?: The complementary color is #98BFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAA398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.