#cac7a9

Color #cac7a9

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 13.62 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#cac7a9

RGB

rgb(202, 199, 169)

HSL

hsl(54.5, 23.7%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.5, 16.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.5%, 16.3%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(79.77, -4, 15.42)

LCH

lch(79.77, 15.93, 104.54)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0407, 102.5)

HWB

hwb(54.5, 66.3%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9acca

Analogous

#cab6a9

#cac7a9

#bccaa9

Triadic

#cac7a9

#a9cac7

#c7a9ca

Split-complementary

#cac7a9

#a9bcca

#b6a9ca

Tetradic

#cac7a9

#accaa9

#a9acca

#c7a9ca

Square

#cac7a9

#a9cab6

#a9acca

#caa9bc

Shades

Color #cac7a9 mixed toward black.

#b2ae83

#99945e

#736f47

#4c4a2f

#262518

Tints

Color #cac7a9 mixed toward white.

#d3d0b7

#dcdac6

#e4e3d4

#edece2

#f6f6f1

Tones

Color #cac7a9 mixed toward gray.

#c7c5ac

#c4c2ae

#c2c0b1

#bfbeb4

#bcbcb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9b1 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#c9c9b3 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#cab7b8 · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 12.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cac7a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cac7a9]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#cac7a9 (#cac7a9) is rgb(202, 199, 169) in RGB.

No, #cac7a9 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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