What color is #CAD3AB?

#CAD3AB is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAD3AB?

The RGB value is 202, 211, 171: 202 red, 211 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAD3AB?

The complementary color is #B4ABD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAD3AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAD3AB color

#CAD3AB rgb(202, 211, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAD3AB is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 82.7% green and 67.1% blue (202, 211, 171).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 31% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#CAD3AB color codes

HEX	`#CAD3AB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 211, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 82.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 31%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 19%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 19%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.96, -9.89, 18.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.96, 21.26, 117.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.001, 62.086, 47.606)`
Decimal	`13292459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAD3AB, 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 #CAD3AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD3AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #CAD3AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad3ab; }
.text { color: #cad3ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad3ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 211 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad3ab, #b6d3ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CAD3AB?: #CAD3AB is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAD3AB?: The RGB value is 202, 211, 171: 202 red, 211 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAD3AB?: The complementary color is #B4ABD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD3AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.