What color is #CAC4BF?

#CAC4BF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC4BF?

The RGB value is 202, 196, 191: 202 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC4BF?

The complementary color is #BFC5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC4BF color

#CAC4BF rgb(202, 196, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAC4BF is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 76.9% green and 74.9% blue (202, 196, 191).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 9% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Dim (#C8C2BE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#CAC4BF color codes

HEX	`#CAC4BF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 196, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 76.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 9%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 5%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.5, 1.2, 3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.5, 3.46, 69.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.5, 55.798, 57.232)`
Decimal	`13288639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC4BF, 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 #CAC4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	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 #CAC4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac4bf; }
.text { color: #cac4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 196 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac4bf, #cacabf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CAC4BF?: #CAC4BF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC4BF?: The RGB value is 202, 196, 191: 202 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC4BF?: The complementary color is #BFC5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.