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#CAC6BA Color

#CAC6BA is rgb(202, 198, 186) in RGB, hsl(45, 13%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAC6BA
HEX#CAC6BA
RGBrgb(202, 198, 186)
HSLhsl(45, 13%, 76%)
HSVhsv(45, 8%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.017 91.6)
LABlab(79.95% -0.13 6.55)
LCHlch(79.95% 6.55 91.10)

What #CAC6BA 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 #CAC6BA, 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.

#CAC6BA Channel Values

How #CAC6BA 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 198 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 13% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 8% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 8% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAC6BA 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAC6BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAC6BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAC6BA; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CAC6BA

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 #CAC6BA.

How #CAC6BA 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#CAC6BA
Protanopia#C7C7BA
Protanomaly#C8C6BA
Deuteranopia#C7C7BA
Deuteranomaly#C8C7BA
Tritanopia#CBC5C5
Tritanomaly#CBC5C0
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAC6BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cac6ba: #CAC6BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAC6BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cac6ba': '#CAC6BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.776, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_cac6ba">#CAC6BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAC6BA"

More Yellow Colors

#CAC6BA sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAC6BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAC6BA?

#CAC6BA is a light yellow — rgb(202, 198, 186) in RGB and hsl(45, 13%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.4.

What is the RGB value of #CAC6BA?

#CAC6BA is rgb(202, 198, 186) — red 202, green 198, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAC6BA?

#CAC6BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAC6BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAC6BA scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAC6BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAC6BA 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 6.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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