What color is #CAC2A5?

#CAC2A5 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 #CAC2A5?

The RGB value is 202, 194, 165: 202 red, 194 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC2A5?

The complementary color is #A5ADCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC2A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC2A5 color

#CAC2A5 rgb(202, 194, 165)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CAC2A5 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 76.1% green and 64.7% blue (202, 194, 165).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 26% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#CAC2A5 color codes

HEX	`#CAC2A5`
RGB	`rgb(202, 194, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 76.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 26%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 18%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.38, -2, 15.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.38, 15.74, 97.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.44, 53.858, 43.328)`
Decimal	`13288101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC2A5, 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 #CAC2A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC2A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	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 #CAC2A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac2a5; }
.text { color: #cac2a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac2a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 194 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac2a5, #bfcaa5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CAC2A5?: #CAC2A5 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 #CAC2A5?: The RGB value is 202, 194, 165: 202 red, 194 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC2A5?: The complementary color is #A5ADCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC2A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.