What color is #CAC097?

#CAC097 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC097?

The RGB value is 202, 192, 151: 202 red, 192 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC097?

The complementary color is #97A1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC097?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC097 color

#CAC097 rgb(202, 192, 151)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CAC097 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 75.3% green and 59.2% blue (202, 192, 151).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#CAC097 color codes

HEX	`#CAC097`
RGB	`rgb(202, 192, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 75.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.57, -2.98, 21.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.57, 22.18, 97.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.793, 52.491, 36.834)`
Decimal	`13287575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC097, 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 #CAC097	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC097 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #CAC097 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac097; }
.text { color: #cac097; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac097; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 192 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac097, #bbca97); }

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Questions

What color is #CAC097?: #CAC097 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC097?: The RGB value is 202, 192, 151: 202 red, 192 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC097?: The complementary color is #97A1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC097?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.