What color is #CACEA8?

#CACEA8 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CACEA8?

The RGB value is 202, 206, 168: 202 red, 206 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACEA8?

The complementary color is #ACA8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CACEA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACEA8 color

#CACEA8 rgb(202, 206, 168)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CACEA8 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 80.8% green and 65.9% blue (202, 206, 168).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 28% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#CACEA8 color codes

HEX	`#CACEA8`
RGB	`rgb(202, 206, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 80.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 28%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 18%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.58, -7.78, 18.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.58, 20.06, 112.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.496, 59.527, 45.71)`
Decimal	`13291176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACEA8, 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 #CACEA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACEA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	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 #CACEA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacea8; }
.text { color: #cacea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacea8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 206 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacea8, #b7cea8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CACEA8?: #CACEA8 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CACEA8?: The RGB value is 202, 206, 168: 202 red, 206 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACEA8?: The complementary color is #ACA8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACEA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.