What color is #CACDB7?

#CACDB7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CACDB7?

The RGB value is 202, 205, 183: 202 red, 205 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACDB7?

The complementary color is #BAB7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CACDB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACDB7 color

#CACDB7 rgb(202, 205, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CACDB7 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 80.4% green and 71.8% blue (202, 205, 183).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 18% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#CACDB7 color codes

HEX	`#CACDB7`
RGB	`rgb(202, 205, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 80.4%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 18%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.64, -4.88, 10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.64, 11.68, 114.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.735, 59.638, 53.418)`
Decimal	`13290935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACDB7, 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 #CACDB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACDB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #CACDB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacdb7; }
.text { color: #cacdb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacdb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 205 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacdb7, #bfcdb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CACDB7?: #CACDB7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CACDB7?: The RGB value is 202, 205, 183: 202 red, 205 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACDB7?: The complementary color is #BAB7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACDB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.