What color is #CAD5BD?

#CAD5BD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAD5BD?

The RGB value is 202, 213, 189: 202 red, 213 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAD5BD?

The complementary color is #C8BDD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAD5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAD5BD color

#CAD5BD rgb(202, 213, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAD5BD is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 83.5% green and 74.1% blue (202, 213, 189).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 22% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#CAD5BD color codes

HEX	`#CAD5BD`
RGB	`rgb(202, 213, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 83.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 22%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.87, -8.01, 10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.87, 13.28, 127.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.335, 63.819, 57.432)`
Decimal	`13292989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAD5BD, 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 #CAD5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #CAD5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad5bd; }
.text { color: #cad5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 213 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad5bd, #bed5bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CAD5BD?: #CAD5BD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAD5BD?: The RGB value is 202, 213, 189: 202 red, 213 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAD5BD?: The complementary color is #C8BDD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.