What color is #CACEAA?

#CACEAA 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 #CACEAA?

The RGB value is 202, 206, 170: 202 red, 206 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACEAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CACEAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACEAA color

#CACEAA rgb(202, 206, 170)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 80.8% green and 66.7% blue (202, 206, 170).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#CACEAA color codes

HEX	`#CACEAA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 206, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 80.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.62, -7.48, 17.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.62, 19.02, 113.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.683, 59.602, 46.699)`
Decimal	`13291178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACEAA, 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 #CACEAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACEAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	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 #CACEAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caceaa; }
.text { color: #caceaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caceaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 206 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caceaa, #b8ceaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CACEAA?: #CACEAA 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 #CACEAA?: The RGB value is 202, 206, 170: 202 red, 206 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACEAA?: The complementary color is #AEAACE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACEAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.