What color is #CAC1BD?

#CAC1BD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC1BD?

The RGB value is 202, 193, 189: 202 red, 193 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC1BD?

The complementary color is #BDC6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC1BD color

#CAC1BD rgb(202, 193, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAC1BD is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 75.7% green and 74.1% blue (202, 193, 189).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Worn Silver (#C9C0BB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

#CAC1BD color codes

HEX	`#CAC1BD`
RGB	`rgb(202, 193, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 75.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.68, 2.44, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.68, 3.97, 52.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.611, 54.371, 55.857)`
Decimal	`13287869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC1BD, 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 #CAC1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	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 #CAC1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac1bd; }
.text { color: #cac1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 193 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac1bd, #cac8bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CAC1BD?: #CAC1BD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC1BD?: The RGB value is 202, 193, 189: 202 red, 193 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC1BD?: The complementary color is #BDC6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.