What color is #CAB58C?

#CAB58C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Goldfrapp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB58C?

The RGB value is 202, 181, 140: 202 red, 181 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB58C?

The complementary color is #8CA1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB58C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB58C color

#CAB58C rgb(202, 181, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CAB58C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 71% green and 54.9% blue (202, 181, 140).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 37% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 31% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Goldfrapp (#CEB790), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#CAB58C color codes

HEX	`#CAB58C`
RGB	`rgb(202, 181, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 71%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 37%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 31%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.51, 1.35, 23.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.51, 23.71, 86.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.615, 47.499, 31.571)`
Decimal	`13284748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB58C, 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 #CAB58C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB58C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #CAB58C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab58c; }
.text { color: #cab58c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab58c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 181 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab58c, #c0ca8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CAB58C?: #CAB58C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Goldfrapp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB58C?: The RGB value is 202, 181, 140: 202 red, 181 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB58C?: The complementary color is #8CA1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB58C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.