CAA596

#CAA596 closest to Cashmere Clay

#CAA596 is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Cashmere Clay. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 64.7% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(202, 165, 150)). Its HSL value is 17° hue, 33% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 26% yellow and 21% black. #CAA596 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.33:1.

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Variations of #CAA596

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#CAA596 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CAA596 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CAA596 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7B096
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEA895
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6A895
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7B096
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCAC96
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D49FA1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CEA39B
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B5ABA7

#CAA596 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.25:1 Very poor#CAA596 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.33:1 Very good#CAA596 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CAA596 in CSS

/* Cashmere Clay */
.color { color: #CAA596; }
.background { background-color: #CAA596; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CAA596; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(202 165 150);
color: hsl(17 33% 69%);
color: oklch(0.751 0.049 43.2);

#CAA596 FAQ

What color is #CAA596?

#CAA596 is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CAA596?

#CAA596 is rgb(202, 165, 150) in RGB, hsl(17, 33%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 18%, 26%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CAA596?

The complementary color of #CAA596 is #96BBCA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CAA596?

Black text has the best contrast on #CAA596: 9.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CAA596 a warm or cool color?

#CAA596 is a warm color.