#caad9b

Color #caad9b

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 11.81 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#caad9b

RGB

rgb(202, 173, 155)

HSL

hsl(23, 30.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23, 23.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 23.3%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(72.77, 7.7, 13.14)

LCH

lch(72.77, 15.23, 59.63)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0422, 53.67)

HWB

hwb(23, 60.8%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb8ca

Analogous

#ca9ba0

#caad9b

#cac59b

Triadic

#caad9b

#9bcaad

#ad9bca

Split-complementary

#caad9b

#9bcac5

#9ba0ca

Tetradic

#caad9b

#b8ca9b

#9bb8ca

#ad9bca

Square

#caad9b

#a0ca9b

#9bb8ca

#c59bca

Shades

Color #caad9b mixed toward black.

#b58d74

#9c6e52

#75533e

#4e3729

#271c15

Tints

Color #caad9b mixed toward white.

#d3bbac

#dcc8bc

#e4d6cd

#ede4de

#f6f1ee

Tones

Color #caad9b mixed toward gray.

#c6ae9f

#c2afa3

#beb0a7

#bab1ab

#b6b2af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebea0 · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#c0c2a1 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#c9a3a4 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 12.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #caad9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#caad9b]

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Seashell #fff5ee

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#caad9b (#caad9b) is rgb(202, 173, 155) in RGB.

No, #caad9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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