What color is #CAC4AB?

#CAC4AB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC4AB?

The RGB value is 202, 196, 171: 202 red, 196 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC4AB?

The complementary color is #ABB1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC4AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC4AB color

#CAC4AB rgb(202, 196, 171)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CAC4AB is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 76.9% green and 67.1% blue (202, 196, 171).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#CAC4AB color codes

HEX	`#CAC4AB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 196, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 76.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.03, -2.12, 13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.03, 13.48, 99.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.447, 54.977, 46.422)`
Decimal	`13288619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC4AB, 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 #CAC4AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC4AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #CAC4AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac4ab; }
.text { color: #cac4ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac4ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 196 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac4ab, #c0caab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CAC4AB?: #CAC4AB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC4AB?: The RGB value is 202, 196, 171: 202 red, 196 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC4AB?: The complementary color is #ABB1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC4AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.