#cac9c6

Color #cac9c6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.65 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cac9c6

RGB

rgb(202, 201, 198)

HSL

hsl(45, 3.6%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 2%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 2%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(80.96, -0.2, 1.62)

LCH

lch(80.96, 1.63, 97.04)

OKLCH

oklch(83.6%, 0.0043, 91.33)

HWB

hwb(45, 77.6%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c7ca

Analogous

#cac7c6

#cac9c6

#c9cac6

Triadic

#cac9c6

#c6cac9

#c9c6ca

Split-complementary

#cac9c6

#c6c9ca

#c7c6ca

Tetradic

#cac9c6

#c7cac6

#c6c7ca

#c9c6ca

Square

#cac9c6

#c6cac7

#c6c7ca

#cac6c9

Shades

Color #cac9c6 mixed toward black.

#aaa8a3

#8a8781

#686660

#454440

#232220

Tints

Color #cac9c6 mixed toward white.

#d3d2cf

#dcdbd9

#e4e4e2

#ededec

#f6f6f5

Tones

Color #cac9c6 mixed toward gray.

#cac9c6

#c9c9c7

#c9c8c7

#c8c8c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacac7 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#cacac7 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#cac7c7 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 1.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cac9c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cac9c6]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#cac9c6 (#cac9c6) is rgb(202, 201, 198) in RGB.

No, #cac9c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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