What color is #CAC8AF?

#CAC8AF 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 #CAC8AF?

The RGB value is 202, 200, 175: 202 red, 200 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC8AF?

The complementary color is #AFB1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC8AF color

#CAC8AF rgb(202, 200, 175)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CAC8AF is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 78.4% green and 68.6% blue (202, 200, 175).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#CAC8AF color codes

HEX	`#CAC8AF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 200, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 78.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.16, -3.58, 12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.16, 13.26, 105.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.749, 56.961, 48.765)`
Decimal	`13289647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC8AF, 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 #CAC8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #CAC8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac8af; }
.text { color: #cac8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 200 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac8af, #bfcaaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CAC8AF?: #CAC8AF 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 #CAC8AF?: The RGB value is 202, 200, 175: 202 red, 200 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC8AF?: The complementary color is #AFB1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.