What color is #CACEAB?

#CACEAB 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 #CACEAB?

The RGB value is 202, 206, 171: 202 red, 206 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACEAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CACEAB?

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.

#CACEAB color

#CACEAB rgb(202, 206, 171)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 80.8% green and 67.1% blue (202, 206, 171).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 26% 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CACEAB color codes

HEX	`#CACEAB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 206, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 80.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.64, -7.32, 16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.64, 18.5, 113.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.778, 59.64, 47.199)`
Decimal	`13291179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#CACEAB 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 #CACEAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caceab; }
.text { color: #caceab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caceab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 206 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caceab, #b9ceab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CACEAB?: #CACEAB 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 #CACEAB?: The RGB value is 202, 206, 171: 202 red, 206 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACEAB?: The complementary color is #AFABCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACEAB?: 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.