What color is #CABFAE?

#CABFAE 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 #CABFAE?

The RGB value is 202, 191, 174: 202 red, 191 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABFAE?

The complementary color is #AEB9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABFAE color

#CABFAE rgb(202, 191, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 74.9% green and 68.2% blue (202, 191, 174).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Attic Linen (#CCBCA9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#CABFAE color codes

HEX	`#CABFAE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 191, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.8, 0.99, 9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.8, 10.01, 84.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.627, 52.875, 47.575)`
Decimal	`13287342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABFAE, 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 #CABFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #CABFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabfae; }
.text { color: #cabfae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabfae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 191 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabfae, #c7caae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #CABFAE?: #CABFAE 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 #CABFAE?: The RGB value is 202, 191, 174: 202 red, 191 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABFAE?: The complementary color is #AEB9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.