What color is #CAC2B4?

#CAC2B4 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC2B4?

The RGB value is 202, 194, 180: 202 red, 194 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC2B4?

The complementary color is #B4BCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC2B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC2B4 color

#CAC2B4 rgb(202, 194, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAC2B4 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 76.1% green and 70.6% blue (202, 194, 180).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Stone Fortress (#C5C0B0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#CAC2B4 color codes

HEX	`#CAC2B4`
RGB	`rgb(202, 194, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 76.1%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 11%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.72, 0.39, 8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.72, 8.05, 87.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.886, 54.436, 50.945)`
Decimal	`13288116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC2B4, 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 #CAC2B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC2B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	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 #CAC2B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac2b4; }
.text { color: #cac2b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac2b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 194 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac2b4, #c7cab4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #CAC2B4?: #CAC2B4 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC2B4?: The RGB value is 202, 194, 180: 202 red, 194 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC2B4?: The complementary color is #B4BCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC2B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.