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#CABDAF Color

#CABDAF is rgb(202, 189, 175) in RGB, hsl(31, 20%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Greige (#BEB7A4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CABDAF
HEX#CABDAF
RGBrgb(202, 189, 175)
HSLhsl(31, 20%, 74%)
HSVhsv(31, 13%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.024 69.5)
LABlab(77.41% 2.99 8.84)
LCHlch(77.41% 9.33 71.28)

What #CABDAF 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 #CABDAF, 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 orange in the library.

#CABDAF Channel Values

How #CABDAF 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 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 20% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 13% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 13% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CABDAF 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CABDAF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CABDAF; 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 #CABDAF

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 #CABDAF.

How #CABDAF 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#CABDAF
Protanopia#BFBFAF
Protanomaly#C4BEAF
Deuteranopia#C1C1AF
Deuteranomaly#C5C0AF
Tritanopia#CCBBBB
Tritanomaly#CBBCB7
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CABDAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cabdaf: #CABDAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CABDAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cabdaf': '#CABDAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.741, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_cabdaf">#CABDAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CABDAF"

More Orange Colors

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

#CABDAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CABDAF?

#CABDAF is a light orange — rgb(202, 189, 175) in RGB and hsl(31, 20%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Greige (#BEB7A4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.38.

What is the RGB value of #CABDAF?

#CABDAF is rgb(202, 189, 175) — red 202, green 189, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CABDAF?

#CABDAF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CABDAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CABDAF scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CABDAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CABDAF 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 silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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