What color is #CAB9A0?

#CAB9A0 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Treasure Map. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB9A0?

The RGB value is 202, 185, 160: 202 red, 185 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB9A0?

The complementary color is #A0B1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB9A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB9A0 color

#CAB9A0 rgb(202, 185, 160)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CAB9A0 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 72.5% green and 62.7% blue (202, 185, 160).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 28% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 21% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Map (#D0BB9D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#CAB9A0 color codes

HEX	`#CAB9A0`
RGB	`rgb(202, 185, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 72.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 28%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 21%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 21%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.94, 2.01, 14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.94, 15.02, 82.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.051, 49.794, 40.331)`
Decimal	`13285792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB9A0, 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 #CAB9A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB9A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #CAB9A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab9a0; }
.text { color: #cab9a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab9a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 185 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab9a0, #c6caa0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CAB9A0?: #CAB9A0 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Treasure Map. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB9A0?: The RGB value is 202, 185, 160: 202 red, 185 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB9A0?: The complementary color is #A0B1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB9A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.