What color is #CAB382?

#CAB382 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB382?

The RGB value is 202, 179, 130: 202 red, 179 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB382?

The complementary color is #8299CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB382 color

#CAB382 rgb(202, 179, 130)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CAB382 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 70.2% green and 51% blue (202, 179, 130).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 40% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 36% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Toupe (#C7AC7D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#CAB382 color codes

HEX	`#CAB382`
RGB	`rgb(202, 179, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 70.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 40%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 36%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 36%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.81, 1.15, 28.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.81, 28.1, 87.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.507, 46.41, 27.728)`
Decimal	`13284226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB382, 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 #CAB382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #CAB382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab382; }
.text { color: #cab382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 179 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab382, #bdca82); }

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Questions

What color is #CAB382?: #CAB382 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB382?: The RGB value is 202, 179, 130: 202 red, 179 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB382?: The complementary color is #8299CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.