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#CABFAF Color

#CABFAF is rgb(202, 191, 175) in RGB, hsl(36, 20%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 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 3.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CABFAF
HEX#CABFAF
RGBrgb(202, 191, 175)
HSLhsl(36, 20%, 74%)
HSVhsv(36, 13%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.9% 0.025 77.4)
LABlab(77.93% 2.00 9.56)
LCHlch(77.93% 9.77 78.21)

What #CABFAF 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 #CABFAF, 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.

#CABFAF Channel Values

How #CABFAF 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 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 20% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 13% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 13% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CABFAF 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CABFAF

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

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 #CABFAF.

How #CABFAF 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#CABFAF
Protanopia#C1C1AF
Protanomaly#C5C0AF
Deuteranopia#C3C3AF
Deuteranomaly#C6C1AF
Tritanopia#CCBDBD
Tritanomaly#CBBEB8
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CABFAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cabfaf: #CABFAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CABFAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cabfaf': '#CABFAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.749, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_cabfaf">#CABFAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CABFAF"

More Orange Colors

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

#CABFAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CABFAF?

#CABFAF is a light orange — rgb(202, 191, 175) in RGB and hsl(36, 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 3.95.

What is the RGB value of #CABFAF?

#CABFAF is rgb(202, 191, 175) — red 202, green 191, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CABFAF?

#CABFAF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CABFAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CABFAF scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CABFAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CABFAF 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 9.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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