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B1936D

#B1936D Caramel Gold

#B1936D is a light, muted orange named Caramel Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 57.6% green and 42.7% blue (rgb(177, 147, 109)). Its HSL value is 34° hue, 30% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 38% yellow and 31% black. #B1936D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.26:1.

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Variations of #B1936D

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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#B1936D 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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#B1936D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B1936D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A59B6E
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9E946A
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4946B
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A59B6E
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9986D
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BC8B89
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B5907B
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9F978F

#B1936D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.89:1 Very poor#B1936D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.26:1 Very good#B1936D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B1936D in CSS

/* Caramel Gold */
.color { color: #B1936D; }
.background { background-color: #B1936D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B1936D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(177 147 109);
color: hsl(34 30% 56%);
color: oklch(0.681 0.063 73.0);

#B1936D FAQ

What color is #B1936D?

#B1936D is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Caramel Gold. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #B1936D?

#B1936D is rgb(177, 147, 109) in RGB, hsl(34, 30%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 17%, 38%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B1936D?

The complementary color of #B1936D is #6D8BB1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B1936D?

Black text has the best contrast on #B1936D: 7.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B1936D a warm or cool color?

#B1936D is a warm color.