What color is #CABEA4?

#CABEA4 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chopped Almonds. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CABEA4?

The RGB value is 202, 190, 164: 202 red, 190 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABEA4?

The complementary color is #A4B0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABEA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABEA4 color

#CABEA4 rgb(202, 190, 164)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CABEA4 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 74.5% green and 64.3% blue (202, 190, 164).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 26% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 19% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Chopped Almonds (#C7BCA1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#CABEA4 color codes

HEX	`#CABEA4`
RGB	`rgb(202, 190, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 26%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 19%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 19%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.32, -0.04, 14.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.32, 14.67, 90.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.471, 52.065, 42.558)`
Decimal	`13287076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABEA4, 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 #CABEA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABEA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #CABEA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabea4; }
.text { color: #cabea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 190 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabea4, #c3caa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CABEA4?: #CABEA4 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chopped Almonds. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CABEA4?: The RGB value is 202, 190, 164: 202 red, 190 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABEA4?: The complementary color is #A4B0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABEA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.