What color is #CACABE?

#CACABE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CACABE?

The RGB value is 202, 202, 190: 202 red, 202 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACABE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CACABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACABE color

#CACABE rgb(202, 202, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 79.2% green and 74.5% blue (202, 202, 190).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#CACABE color codes

HEX	`#CACABE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 202, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 79.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.02, -2.13, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.02, 6.36, 109.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.771, 58.516, 57.114)`
Decimal	`13290174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACABE, 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 #CACABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	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 #CACABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacabe; }
.text { color: #cacabe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacabe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 202 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacabe, #c4cabe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CACABE?: #CACABE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CACABE?: The RGB value is 202, 202, 190: 202 red, 202 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACABE?: The complementary color is #BEBECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.