#caad96

Color #caad96

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.23 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#caad96

RGB

rgb(202, 173, 150)

HSL

hsl(26.5, 32.9%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(26.5, 25.7%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 25.7%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(72.66, 6.99, 15.72)

LCH

lch(72.66, 17.2, 66.03)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0464, 60.45)

HWB

hwb(26.5, 58.8%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96b3ca

Analogous

#ca9699

#caad96

#cac796

Triadic

#caad96

#96caad

#ad96ca

Split-complementary

#caad96

#96cac7

#9699ca

Tetradic

#caad96

#b3ca96

#96b3ca

#ad96ca

Square

#caad96

#99ca96

#96b3ca

#c796ca

Shades

Color #caad96 mixed toward black.

#b68e6f

#9c714f

#75553b

#4e3827

#271c14

Tints

Color #caad96 mixed toward white.

#d3bba7

#dcc8b9

#e4d6ca

#ede4dc

#f6f1ed

Tones

Color #caad96 mixed toward gray.

#c6ad9a

#c1ae9f

#bdaea3

#b9afa7

#b4afac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebe9c · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#c0c29d · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#c9a0a1 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 13.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #caad96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#caad96]

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Peach Puff #ffdab9

Seashell #fff5ee

Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#caad96 (#caad96) is rgb(202, 173, 150) in RGB.

No, #caad96 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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