What color is #CAC6AC?

#CAC6AC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC6AC?

The RGB value is 202, 198, 172: 202 red, 198 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC6AC?

The complementary color is #ACB0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC6AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC6AC color

#CAC6AC rgb(202, 198, 172)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CAC6AC is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 77.6% green and 67.5% blue (202, 198, 172).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 22% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#CAC6AC color codes

HEX	`#CAC6AC`
RGB	`rgb(202, 198, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 77.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 22%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.57, -3.01, 13.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.57, 13.87, 102.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.997, 55.924, 47.077)`
Decimal	`13289132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC6AC, 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 #CAC6AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC6AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #CAC6AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac6ac; }
.text { color: #cac6ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac6ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 198 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac6ac, #bfcaac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CAC6AC?: #CAC6AC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC6AC?: The RGB value is 202, 198, 172: 202 red, 198 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC6AC?: The complementary color is #ACB0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC6AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.