What color is #CAAE9B?

#CAAE9B 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 #CAAE9B?

The RGB value is 202, 174, 155: 202 red, 174 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAAE9B?

The complementary color is #9BB7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAAE9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAAE9B color

#CAAE9B rgb(202, 174, 155)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CAAE9B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 68.2% green and 60.8% blue (202, 174, 155).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#CAAE9B color codes

HEX	`#CAAE9B`
RGB	`rgb(202, 174, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 68.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 23%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.02, 7.17, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.02, 15.28, 62.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.41, 45.197, 37.336)`
Decimal	`13282971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAAE9B, 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 #CAAE9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAAE9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #CAAE9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caae9b; }
.text { color: #caae9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caae9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 174 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caae9b, #cac69b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CAAE9B?: #CAAE9B 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 #CAAE9B?: The RGB value is 202, 174, 155: 202 red, 174 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAAE9B?: The complementary color is #9BB7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAAE9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.