What color is #CAAA8B?

#CAAA8B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Semolina. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAAA8B?

The RGB value is 202, 170, 139: 202 red, 170 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAAA8B?

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

Is black or white text better on #CAAA8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAAA8B color

#CAAA8B rgb(202, 170, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CAAA8B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 66.7% green and 54.5% blue (202, 170, 139).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 37% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 31% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Semolina (#C7AB8B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#CAAA8B color codes

HEX	`#CAAA8B`
RGB	`rgb(202, 170, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 66.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 37%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 31%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 31%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.67, 7.11, 20.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.67, 21.55, 70.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.393, 43.172, 30.468)`
Decimal	`13281931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAAA8B, 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 #CAAA8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAAA8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #CAAA8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caaa8b; }
.text { color: #caaa8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caaa8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 170 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caaa8b, #caca8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CAAA8B?: #CAAA8B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Semolina. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAAA8B?: The RGB value is 202, 170, 139: 202 red, 170 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAAA8B?: The complementary color is #8BABCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAAA8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.