What color is #CAAE8F?

#CAAE8F 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 #CAAE8F?

The RGB value is 202, 174, 143: 202 red, 174 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAAE8F?

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

Is black or white text better on #CAAE8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAAE8F color

#CAAE8F rgb(202, 174, 143)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CAAE8F is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 68.2% green and 56.1% blue (202, 174, 143).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 36% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 29% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Semolina (#C7AB8B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#CAAE8F color codes

HEX	`#CAAE8F`
RGB	`rgb(202, 174, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 68.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 36%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 29%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 29%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.77, 5.48, 19.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.77, 20.43, 74.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.452, 44.813, 32.29)`
Decimal	`13282959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAAE8F, 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 #CAAE8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAAE8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #CAAE8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caae8f; }
.text { color: #caae8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caae8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 174 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caae8f, #c9ca8f); }

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Questions

What color is #CAAE8F?: #CAAE8F 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 #CAAE8F?: The RGB value is 202, 174, 143: 202 red, 174 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAAE8F?: The complementary color is #8FABCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAAE8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.