What color is #CABD89?

#CABD89 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CABD89?

The RGB value is 202, 189, 137: 202 red, 189 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABD89?

The complementary color is #8996CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABD89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABD89 color

#CABD89 rgb(202, 189, 137)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CABD89 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 74.1% green and 53.7% blue (202, 189, 137).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#CABD89 color codes

HEX	`#CABD89`
RGB	`rgb(202, 189, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 38%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 32%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.53, -3.26, 28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.53, 28.19, 96.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.071, 50.759, 30.98)`
Decimal	`13286793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABD89, 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 #CABD89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABD89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #CABD89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabd89; }
.text { color: #cabd89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabd89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 189 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabd89, #b6ca89); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CABD89?: #CABD89 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CABD89?: The RGB value is 202, 189, 137: 202 red, 189 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABD89?: The complementary color is #8996CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABD89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.