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#CABFAA Color

#CABFAA is rgb(202, 191, 170) in RGB, hsl(39, 23%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 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 3.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CABFAA
HEX#CABFAA
RGBrgb(202, 191, 170)
HSLhsl(39, 23%, 73%)
HSVhsv(39, 16%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.031 83.6)
LABlab(77.83% 1.41 12.10)
LCHlch(77.83% 12.18 83.36)

What #CABFAA 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 #CABFAA, 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.

#CABFAA Channel Values

How #CABFAA 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 191 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 23% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 16% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 16% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CABFAA 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CABFAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CABFAA; 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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Tints & Shades of #CABFAA

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.

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Shades

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

How #CABFAA 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#CABFAA
Protanopia#C1C1AA
Protanomaly#C5C0AA
Deuteranopia#C3C3AA
Deuteranomaly#C6C1AA
Tritanopia#CCBDBD
Tritanomaly#CBBEB5
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CABFAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cabfaa: #CABFAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CABFAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cabfaa': '#CABFAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.749, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_cabfaa">#CABFAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CABFAA"

More Orange Colors

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

#CABFAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CABFAA?

#CABFAA is a light orange — rgb(202, 191, 170) in RGB and hsl(39, 23%, 73%) 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 3.37.

What is the RGB value of #CABFAA?

#CABFAA is rgb(202, 191, 170) — red 202, green 191, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CABFAA?

#CABFAA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CABFAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CABFAA scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CABFAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CABFAA 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 12.18, which is visibly different.

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