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#CAAEAE closest to Garden Snail

#CAAEAE is a light gray; the closest named color is Garden Snail. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 68.2% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(202, 174, 174)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 21% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. #CAAEAE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.18:1.

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Variations of #CAAEAE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CAAEAE 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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#CAAEAE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B9B6AE
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3B2AE
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9B1AE
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9B6AE
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEB4AE
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D0ACAE
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CDADAE
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BAB3B3

#CAAEAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.06:1 Very poor#CAAEAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.18:1 Very good#CAAEAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CAAEAE in CSS

/* Garden Snail */
.color { color: #CAAEAE; }
.background { background-color: #CAAEAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CAAEAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(202 174 174);
color: hsl(0 21% 74%);
color: oklch(0.775 0.033 17.9);

#CAAEAE FAQ

What color is #CAAEAE?

#CAAEAE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CAAEAE?

#CAAEAE is rgb(202, 174, 174) in RGB, hsl(0, 21%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CAAEAE?

The complementary color of #CAAEAE is #AECACA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CAAEAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #CAAEAE: 10.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CAAEAE a warm or cool color?

#CAAEAE is a neutral color.