Skip to content

#CAC4AF Color

#CAC4AF is rgb(202, 196, 175) in RGB, hsl(47, 20%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 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 4.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAC4AF
HEX#CAC4AF
RGBrgb(202, 196, 175)
HSLhsl(47, 20%, 74%)
HSVhsv(47, 13%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.029 93.8)
LABlab(79.22% -0.48 11.38)
LCHlch(79.22% 11.39 92.43)

What #CAC4AF 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 #CAC4AF, 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.

#CAC4AF Channel Values

How #CAC4AF 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 196 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 20% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 13% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 13% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAC4AF 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAC4AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAC4AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAC4AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CAC4AF

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 #CAC4AF.

How #CAC4AF 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#CAC4AF
Protanopia#C5C5AF
Protanomaly#C7C5AF
Deuteranopia#C6C6AF
Deuteranomaly#C8C5AF
Tritanopia#CCC2C2
Tritanomaly#CBC3BA
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAC4AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cac4af: #CAC4AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAC4AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cac4af': '#CAC4AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.769, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_cac4af">#CAC4AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAC4AF"

More Yellow Colors

#CAC4AF sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAC4AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAC4AF?

#CAC4AF is a light yellow — rgb(202, 196, 175) in RGB and hsl(47, 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 4.72.

What is the RGB value of #CAC4AF?

#CAC4AF is rgb(202, 196, 175) — red 202, green 196, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAC4AF?

#CAC4AF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAC4AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAC4AF scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAC4AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAC4AF 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 11.49, which is visibly different.

Open #CAC4AF in a Tool

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