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#CABDA0 Color

#CABDA0 is rgb(202, 189, 160) in RGB, hsl(41, 28%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CABDA0
HEX#CABDA0
RGBrgb(202, 189, 160)
HSLhsl(41, 28%, 71%)
HSVhsv(41, 21%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.042 86.7)
LABlab(77.13% 1.28 16.47)
LCHlch(77.13% 16.52 85.55)

What #CABDA0 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 #CABDA0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CABDA0 Channel Values

How #CABDA0 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 189 · B 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 28% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 21% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 21% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CABDA0 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CABDA0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CABDA0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CABDA0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CABDA0

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CABDA0.

How #CABDA0 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#CABDA0
Protanopia#BFBFA0
Protanomaly#C4BEA0
Deuteranopia#C1C1A0
Deuteranomaly#C5C0A0
Tritanopia#CDBABA
Tritanomaly#CCBBB0
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CABDA0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cabda0: #CABDA0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CABDA0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cabda0': '#CABDA0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.741, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_cabda0">#CABDA0</color>
SVG fillfill="#CABDA0"

More Yellow Colors

#CABDA0 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CABDA0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CABDA0?

#CABDA0 is a light yellow — rgb(202, 189, 160) in RGB and hsl(41, 28%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.24.

What is the RGB value of #CABDA0?

#CABDA0 is rgb(202, 189, 160) — red 202, green 189, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CABDA0?

#CABDA0 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CABDA0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CABDA0 scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CABDA0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CABDA0 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 10.15, which is visibly different.

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