What color is #CABEAE?

#CABEAE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Attic Linen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CABEAE?

The RGB value is 202, 190, 174: 202 red, 190 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABEAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CABEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABEAE color

#CABEAE rgb(202, 190, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CABEAE is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 74.5% green and 68.2% blue (202, 190, 174).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Attic Linen (#CCBCA9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#CABEAE color codes

HEX	`#CABEAE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 190, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.54, 1.52, 9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.54, 9.71, 80.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.41, 52.44, 47.503)`
Decimal	`13287086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABEAE, 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 #CABEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	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 #CABEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabeae; }
.text { color: #cabeae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabeae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 190 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabeae, #c8caae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #CABEAE?: #CABEAE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Attic Linen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CABEAE?: The RGB value is 202, 190, 174: 202 red, 190 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABEAE?: The complementary color is #AEBACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.