What color is #CAC1AA?

#CAC1AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC1AA?

The RGB value is 202, 193, 170: 202 red, 193 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC1AA?

The complementary color is #AAB3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC1AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC1AA color

#CAC1AA rgb(202, 193, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAC1AA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 75.7% green and 66.7% blue (202, 193, 170).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pistachio Shell (#CFC5AF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#CAC1AA color codes

HEX	`#CAC1AA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 193, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 75.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.23, -0.7, 12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.23, 12.74, 93.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.682, 53.6, 45.698)`
Decimal	`13287850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC1AA, 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 #CAC1AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC1AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #CAC1AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac1aa; }
.text { color: #cac1aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac1aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 193 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac1aa, #c3caaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CAC1AA?: #CAC1AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC1AA?: The RGB value is 202, 193, 170: 202 red, 193 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC1AA?: The complementary color is #AAB3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC1AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.