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B26C19

#B26C19 closest to Caramel

#B26C19 is a medium, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Caramel. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 42.4% green and 9.8% blue (rgb(178, 108, 25)). Its HSL value is 33° hue, 75% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 86% yellow and 30% black. #B26C19 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.05:1.

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Variations of #B26C19

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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#B26C19 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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#B26C19 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B26C19 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #93831A
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #827304
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #92730B
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #93831A
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9C7B18
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C35C5D
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B96642
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7C7C7C
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8C786D

#B26C19 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.16:1 Poor#B26C19 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.05:1 Good#B26C19 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B26C19 in CSS

/* Caramel */
.color { color: #B26C19; }
.background { background-color: #B26C19; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B26C19; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 108 25);
color: hsl(33 75% 40%);
color: oklch(0.595 0.126 63.8);

#B26C19 FAQ

What color is #B26C19?

#B26C19 is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Caramel. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #B26C19?

#B26C19 is rgb(178, 108, 25) in RGB, hsl(33, 75%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 39%, 86%, 30%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B26C19?

The complementary color of #B26C19 is #195FB2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B26C19?

Black text has the best contrast on #B26C19: 5.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B26C19 a warm or cool color?

#B26C19 is a warm color.