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#C19A6D Cardboard

#C19A6D is a light, moderately saturated orange named Cardboard. In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 60.4% green and 42.7% blue (rgb(193, 154, 109)). Its HSL value is 32° hue, 40% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 44% yellow and 24% black. #C19A6D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.11:1.

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Variations of #C19A6D

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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#C19A6D 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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#C19A6D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C19A6D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1A56E
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A89C6A
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AF9C6B
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1A56E
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5A16D
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CE918E
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C6967E
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A1A1A1
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AA9F96

#C19A6D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.59:1 Very poor#C19A6D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.11:1 Very good#C19A6D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C19A6D in CSS

/* Cardboard */
.color { color: #C19A6D; }
.background { background-color: #C19A6D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C19A6D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(193 154 109);
color: hsl(32 40% 59%);
color: oklch(0.712 0.076 70.1);

#C19A6D FAQ

What color is #C19A6D?

#C19A6D is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Cardboard. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C19A6D?

#C19A6D is rgb(193, 154, 109) in RGB, hsl(32, 40%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 20%, 44%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C19A6D?

The complementary color of #C19A6D is #6D94C1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C19A6D?

Black text has the best contrast on #C19A6D: 8.11:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C19A6D a warm or cool color?

#C19A6D is a warm color.