What color is #CAC2A9?

#CAC2A9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC2A9?

The RGB value is 202, 194, 169: 202 red, 194 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC2A9?

The complementary color is #A9B1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC2A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC2A9 color

#CAC2A9 rgb(202, 194, 169)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CAC2A9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 76.1% green and 66.3% blue (202, 194, 169).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 24% 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#CAC2A9 color codes

HEX	`#CAC2A9`
RGB	`rgb(202, 194, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 76.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.46, -1.38, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.46, 13.66, 95.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.81, 54.005, 45.276)`
Decimal	`13288105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC2A9, 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 #CAC2A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC2A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	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 #CAC2A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac2a9; }
.text { color: #cac2a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac2a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 194 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac2a9, #c2caa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CAC2A9?: #CAC2A9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC2A9?: The RGB value is 202, 194, 169: 202 red, 194 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC2A9?: The complementary color is #A9B1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC2A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.