Information about #CAA6A5 color

#CAA6A5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAA6A5 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(202, 166, 165) — 79.2% red, 65.1% green, 64.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 14 / 15 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CAA6A5 presents itself as a mildly saturated red — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pinkish Grey (#C8ACA9). Slightly further away sit Cherish (#C6ABA9) and Eunry (#CDA59C).

In RGB terms — rgb(202, 166, 165) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CAA6A5: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. No one has named #CAA6A5 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CAA6A5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CAA6A5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CAA6A5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pinkish Grey color link
Pinkish Grey

#C8ACA9

Cherish color link
Cherish

#C6ABA9

Eunry color link
Eunry

#CDA59C

Mamma Mia color link
Mamma Mia

#D5A4A8

Silver Pink color link
Silver Pink

#C4AEAD

Careys Pink color link
Careys Pink

#C99AA0

Antidote color link
Antidote

#C1B09F

Moleskin color link
Moleskin

#C6AA97

Clam Shell color link
Clam Shell

#D2B3A9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAA6A5
  • RGB202, 166, 165
  • CMYK0, 14, 15, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 166, 165)
  • HSL2°, 26%, 72%
  • HSL Precise1.622°, 25.874%, 71.961%
  • HSV2°, 18%, 79%
  • HSB2°, 18%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.651, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.651, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.651, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAA6A5
  • DECIMAL ID13280933
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01