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Recognised as Colour

#CAC3AB

  • #CAC3AB
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#CAC3AB is a yellow with RGB values 202, 195, 171 and HSL 46°, 23%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#CAC3AB#CAC3AB
HEX#CAC3AB
RGBrgb(202, 195, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7647, 0.6706
RGB percentages79.2%, 76.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(46.5, 22.6%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 15.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 15.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,288,363
CSS custom property--colour: #CAC3AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.91:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#353C54

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C9C2AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAC4ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CFBFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#ABB2CA
Analogous#CAB3AB, #C1CAAB
Triadic#ABCAC3, #C3ABCA
Split complementary#ABC1CA, #B3ABCA
Tetradic#ABCAB3, #ABB2CA, #CAABC1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F0EA
Lighter +10%#DED9CA
Darker −10%#B6AD8C
Darker −20%#A3966C
Darker −30%#877C55
Darker −40%#685F41
More saturated +25%#DBCC9A
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R202
G195
B171
Red202 (79.2%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue46.45°
Saturation (HSL)22.63%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G C3 · B AB

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