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#CAA4AA

#caa4aa ≈ Pastel Pink

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#caa4aa is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 64.31% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.81% magenta, 15.84% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 350.53°, with 26.39% saturation and 71.76% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Pink (#dea5a4), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.4201

Complementary

  1. #caa4aa
  2. #a4cac4

Split complementary

  1. #caa4aa
  2. #a4cab1
  3. #a4bdca

Analogous

  1. #caa4bd
  2. #caa4aa
  3. #cab1a4

Triadic

  1. #caa4aa
  2. #aacaa4
  3. #a4aaca

Tetradic

  1. #caa4aa
  2. #cac4a4
  3. #a4cac4
  4. #a4aaca

Square

  1. #caa4aa
  2. #bdcaa4
  3. #a4cac4
  4. #b1a4ca

Monochromatic

  1. #874e57
  2. #ae747d
  3. #caa4aa
  4. #e6d4d7
  5. #f7f2f3

Shades

#caa4aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa4aa
  2. #b69499
  3. #a28388
  4. #8d7377
  5. #796266
  6. #655255
  7. #514244
  8. #3d3133
  9. #282122
  10. #141011
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa4aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa4aa
  2. #cfadb3
  3. #d5b6bb
  4. #dabfc4
  5. #dfc8cc
  6. #e5d2d5
  7. #eadbdd
  8. #efe4e6
  9. #f4edee
  10. #faf6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa4aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa4aa
  2. #c3a0a6
  3. #bb9da2
  4. #b4999d
  5. #ac9699
  6. #a59295
  7. #9e8e91
  8. #968b8d
  9. #8f8788
  10. #878484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baaaac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9aaaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b0a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2a1a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a7aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcabaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfa2a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa4aa {
  color: #caa4aa;
}
Background
.bg-caa4aa {
  background-color: #caa4aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa4aa {
  border: 2px solid #caa4aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa4aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 164 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 26% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa4aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa4aa, #cab1a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa4aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 164 170 / 0.35);
}

#dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 5.73 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.40 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.69 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.72 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.01 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 9.24 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.39 #355b55 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Pastel Pink
#caa4aa  rgb(202, 164, 170)  hsl(351, 26%, 72%)  Pastel Pink
#a4cac4  rgb(164, 202, 196)  hsl(171, 26%, 72%)  Opal
#aacaa4  rgb(170, 202, 164)  hsl(111, 26%, 72%)  Dark Sea Green
#a4aaca  rgb(164, 170, 202)  hsl(231, 26%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder