What color is #CAC6A7?

#CAC6A7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC6A7?

The RGB value is 202, 198, 167: 202 red, 198 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC6A7?

The complementary color is #A7ABCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC6A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC6A7 color

#CAC6A7 rgb(202, 198, 167)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CAC6A7 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 77.6% green and 65.5% blue (202, 198, 167).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 25% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#CAC6A7 color codes

HEX	`#CAC6A7`
RGB	`rgb(202, 198, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 77.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 25%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 17%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.46, -3.79, 16.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.46, 16.5, 103.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.526, 55.735, 44.595)`
Decimal	`13289127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC6A7, 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 #CAC6A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC6A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	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 #CAC6A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac6a7; }
.text { color: #cac6a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac6a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 198 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac6a7, #bccaa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CAC6A7?: #CAC6A7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC6A7?: The RGB value is 202, 198, 167: 202 red, 198 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC6A7?: The complementary color is #A7ABCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC6A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.