What color is #CAA890?

#CAA890 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAA890?

The RGB value is 202, 168, 144: 202 red, 168 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAA890?

The complementary color is #90B2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAA890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAA890 color

#CAA890 rgb(202, 168, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CAA890 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 65.9% green and 56.5% blue (202, 168, 144).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 35% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 29% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#CAA890 color codes

HEX	`#CAA890`
RGB	`rgb(202, 168, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 65.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 35%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 29%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 29%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.27, 8.86, 17.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.27, 19.22, 62.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.394, 42.577, 32.313)`
Decimal	`13281424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAA890, 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 #CAA890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAA890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #CAA890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caa890; }
.text { color: #caa890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 168 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caa890, #cac590); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CAA890?: #CAA890 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAA890?: The RGB value is 202, 168, 144: 202 red, 168 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAA890?: The complementary color is #90B2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAA890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.