What color is #CAB6A5?

#CAB6A5 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB6A5?

The RGB value is 202, 182, 165: 202 red, 182 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB6A5?

The complementary color is #A5B9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB6A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB6A5 color

#CAB6A5 rgb(202, 182, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAB6A5 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 71.4% green and 64.7% blue (202, 182, 165).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 26% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Smoke Dragon (#CCBBAA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#CAB6A5 color codes

HEX	`#CAB6A5`
RGB	`rgb(202, 182, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 71.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 26%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 18%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.28, 4.37, 11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.28, 12.07, 68.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.876, 48.73, 42.474)`
Decimal	`13285029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB6A5, 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 #CAB6A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB6A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #CAB6A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab6a5; }
.text { color: #cab6a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab6a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 182 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab6a5, #cac9a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CAB6A5?: #CAB6A5 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB6A5?: The RGB value is 202, 182, 165: 202 red, 182 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB6A5?: The complementary color is #A5B9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB6A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.