Palettes / Colors / #CAACAB
#CAACAB — Light Dusty Red
#CAACAB is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CAACAB 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.
#CAACAB 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 #AAC9CA; it also sits naturally between #CAAAB9 and #CABBAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAACAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 172, 171 |
| HSL | 2°, 23%, 73% |
| HSV | 2°, 15%, 79% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 15%, 21% |
| XYZ | 46.46, 45.00, 44.77 |
| Yxy | 45.00, 0.3410, 0.3303 |
| CIE-Lab | 72.89, 10.71, 4.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.08, 9.97, 3.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 67% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 15% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAACAB
.text { color: #CAACAB; }
.background { background-color: #CAACAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAACAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 172, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 23%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAACAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 172, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAACAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 172, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAACAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAACAB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AAC9CA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.10:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAACAB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAACAB
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 #CAACAB: ·
How #CAACAB 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 #CAACAB 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 #CAACAB?
#CAACAB is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 202, 172, 171). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAACAB?
#CAACAB is RGB 202, 172, 171 — HSL 2°, 23%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 15%, 21%.
What colors go with #CAACAB?
Its complement is #AAC9CA; analogous partners are #CAAAB9 and #CABBAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAACAB for text?
Black text on #CAACAB has a contrast ratio of 10.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.