#cac5b9

Color #cac5b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.91 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#cac5b9

RGB

rgb(202, 197, 185)

HSL

hsl(42.4, 13.8%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.4, 8.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 8.4%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(79.61, -0.36, 6.63)

LCH

lch(79.61, 6.64, 93.11)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0174, 88.03)

HWB

hwb(42.4, 72.5%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9beca

Analogous

#cabdb9

#cac5b9

#c7cab9

Triadic

#cac5b9

#b9cac5

#c5b9ca

Split-complementary

#cac5b9

#b9c7ca

#bdb9ca

Tetradic

#cac5b9

#becab9

#b9beca

#c5b9ca

Square

#cac5b9

#b9cabd

#b9beca

#cab9c7

Shades

Color #cac5b9 mixed toward black.

#aea794

#928870

#6e6653

#494438

#25221c

Tints

Color #cac5b9 mixed toward white.

#d3cfc5

#dcd8d0

#e5e2dc

#edece8

#f6f5f3

Tones

Color #cac5b9 mixed toward gray.

#c9c4ba

#c7c4bc

#c6c3bd

#c4c3bf

#c3c2c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8bc · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#c8c9bd · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#cabebf · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 5.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cac5b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cac5b9]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#cac5b9 (#cac5b9) is rgb(202, 197, 185) in RGB.

No, #cac5b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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