What color is #CAC9BC?

#CAC9BC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC9BC?

The RGB value is 202, 201, 188: 202 red, 201 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC9BC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CAC9BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC9BC color

#CAC9BC rgb(202, 201, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAC9BC is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 78.8% green and 73.7% blue (202, 201, 188).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 12% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Chrome White (#CAC7B7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#CAC9BC color codes

HEX	`#CAC9BC`
RGB	`rgb(202, 201, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 78.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 12%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 7%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.72, -1.95, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.72, 6.9, 106.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.32, 57.961, 55.893)`
Decimal	`13289916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC9BC, 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 #CAC9BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC9BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	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 #CAC9BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac9bc; }
.text { color: #cac9bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac9bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 201 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac9bc, #c4cabc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CAC9BC?: #CAC9BC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC9BC?: The RGB value is 202, 201, 188: 202 red, 201 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC9BC?: The complementary color is #BCBDCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC9BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.