What color is #CAB09A?

#CAB09A is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB09A?

The RGB value is 202, 176, 154: 202 red, 176 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB09A?

The complementary color is #9AB4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB09A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB09A color

#CAB09A rgb(202, 176, 154)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CAB09A is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 69% green and 60.4% blue (202, 176, 154).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 24% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere (#D1B399), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#CAB09A color codes

HEX	`#CAB09A`
RGB	`rgb(202, 176, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 69%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 24%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.51, 5.94, 14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.51, 15.88, 68.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.715, 45.942, 37.025)`
Decimal	`13283482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB09A, 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 #CAB09A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB09A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #CAB09A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab09a; }
.text { color: #cab09a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab09a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 176 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab09a, #cac89a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #CAB09A?: #CAB09A is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB09A?: The RGB value is 202, 176, 154: 202 red, 176 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB09A?: The complementary color is #9AB4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB09A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.