What color is #CAB9A6?

#CAB9A6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dinosaur Egg. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB9A6?

The RGB value is 202, 185, 166: 202 red, 185 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB9A6?

The complementary color is #A6B7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB9A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB9A6 color

#CAB9A6 rgb(202, 185, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAB9A6 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 72.5% green and 65.1% blue (202, 185, 166).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 25% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Dinosaur Egg (#CABAA9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#CAB9A6 color codes

HEX	`#CAB9A6`
RGB	`rgb(202, 185, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 72.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 25%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 18%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 18%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.07, 2.92, 11.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.07, 12.19, 76.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.589, 50.009, 43.162)`
Decimal	`13285798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB9A6, 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 #CAB9A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB9A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #CAB9A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab9a6; }
.text { color: #cab9a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab9a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 185 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab9a6, #c9caa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CAB9A6?: #CAB9A6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dinosaur Egg. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB9A6?: The RGB value is 202, 185, 166: 202 red, 185 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB9A6?: The complementary color is #A6B7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB9A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.