Palettes / Colors / #CAAAA8
#CAAAA8 — Light Dusty Red
#CAAAA8 is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #CAAAA8 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#CAAAA8 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #AAC8CB; it also sits naturally between #CBAAB8 and #CBBCAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAAAA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 170, 168 |
| HSL | 4°, 24%, 73% |
| HSV | 4°, 17%, 79% |
| CMYK | 0%, 16%, 17%, 21% |
| XYZ | 45.80, 44.13, 43.15 |
| Yxy | 44.13, 0.3441, 0.3316 |
| CIE-Lab | 72.32, 11.31, 5.37 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.43, 10.52, 4.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 67% · Blue 66%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 17% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAAAA8
.text { color: #CAAAA8; }
.background { background-color: #CAAAA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAAAA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 170, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 24%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAAAA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 170, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAAAA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 170, 168, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAAAA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAAAA8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AAC8CB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.14:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAAAA8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAAAA8
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CAAAA8: ·
How #CAAAA8 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #CAAAA8 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CAAAA8?
#CAAAA8 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 202, 170, 168). Its closest standard named color is Tan.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAAAA8?
#CAAAA8 is RGB 202, 170, 168 — HSL 4°, 24%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 17%, 21%.
What colors go with #CAAAA8?
Its complement is #AAC8CB; analogous partners are #CBAAB8 and #CBBCAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAAAA8 for text?
Black text on #CAAAA8 has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.