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#CAA5BD Color

#CAA5BD is rgb(202, 165, 189) in RGB, hsl(321, 26%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac (#C8A2C8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAA5BD
HEX#CAA5BD
RGBrgb(202, 165, 189)
HSLhsl(321, 26%, 72%)
HSVhsv(321, 18%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.054 339.5)
LABlab(71.69% 16.98 -6.98)
LCHlch(71.69% 18.36 337.65)

What #CAA5BD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CAA5BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 7.42Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 7.49Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 8.94Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 9.5Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 9.78Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 10.39

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#CAA5BD Channel Values

How #CAA5BD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 202 · G 165 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 26% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 18% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 6% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAA5BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAA5BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAA5BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAA5BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAA5BD
Complementary
#A5CAB2
Analogous
#C5A5CA
Analogous
#CAA5AB
Triadic
#BDCAA5
Triadic
#A5BDCA
Split comp.
#ABCAA5
Split comp.
#A5CAC5

Tints & Shades of #CAA5BD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D2B2C7
#D7BCCE
#DFC8D7
#E6D5E0
#EEE2EA
#F4ECF1

Shades

#B785A6
#A66890
#8A5176
#6A3E5B
#4A2B3F
#2D1A26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAA5BD.

How #CAA5BD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CAA5BD
Protanopia#ACACBD
Protanomaly#B9A9BD
Deuteranopia#B2B2BC
Deuteranomaly#BCADBC
Tritanopia#C7A8A8
Tritanomaly#C8A7B1
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAA5BD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-caa5bd: #CAA5BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAA5BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caa5bd': '#CAA5BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.647, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_caa5bd">#CAA5BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAA5BD"

More Pink Colors

#CAA5BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CAA5BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAA5BD?

#CAA5BD is a light pink — rgb(202, 165, 189) in RGB and hsl(321, 26%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.42.

What is the RGB value of #CAA5BD?

#CAA5BD is rgb(202, 165, 189) — red 202, green 165, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAA5BD?

#CAA5BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAA5BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAA5BD scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAA5BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAA5BD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 9.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.