What color is #CAAD8D?

#CAAD8D 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 #CAAD8D?

The RGB value is 202, 173, 141: 202 red, 173 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAAD8D?

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

Is black or white text better on #CAAD8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAAD8D color

#CAAD8D rgb(202, 173, 141)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CAAD8D is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 67.8% green and 55.3% blue (202, 173, 141).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 37% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 30% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Semolina (#C7AB8B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#CAAD8D color codes

HEX	`#CAAD8D`
RGB	`rgb(202, 173, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 67.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 37%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 30%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 30%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.47, 5.76, 20.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.47, 21.16, 74.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.109, 44.368, 31.435)`
Decimal	`13282701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAAD8D, 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 #CAAD8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAAD8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #CAAD8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caad8d; }
.text { color: #caad8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caad8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 173 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caad8d, #c8ca8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CAAD8D?: #CAAD8D 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 #CAAD8D?: The RGB value is 202, 173, 141: 202 red, 173 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAAD8D?: The complementary color is #8DAACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAAD8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.