Recognised as Colour
#CAB59E
- #CAB59E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#CAB59E is a orange with RGB values 202, 181, 158 and HSL 31°, 29%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CAB59E#CAB59E
HEX#CAB59E
RGBrgb(202, 181, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7098, 0.6196
RGB percentages79.2%, 71%, 62%
HSLhsl(31.4, 29.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.4, 21.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 21.8%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,284,766
CSS custom property--colour: #CAB59E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#354A61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EB3CA
Analogous#CA9F9E, #C9CA9E
Triadic#9ECAB5, #B59ECA
Split complementary#9EC9CA, #9F9ECA
Tetradic#9ECA9F, #9EB3CA, #CA9EC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G181
B158
Red202 (79.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue31.36°
Saturation (HSL)29.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G B5 · B 9E
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