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#C26014 Color

#C26014 is rgb(194, 96, 20) in RGB, hsl(26, 81%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 90%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alloy Orange (#C46210), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C26014
HEX#C26014
RGBrgb(194, 96, 20)
HSLhsl(26, 81%, 42%)
HSVhsv(26, 90%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 90%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.148 51.1)
LABlab(52.32% 37.12 56.40)
LCHlch(52.32% 67.52 56.65)

What #C26014 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C26014, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#C26014 Channel Values

How #C26014 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 194 · G 96 · B 208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 81% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 90% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 90% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.22:1 vs white · 4.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C26014 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C26014 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C26014

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C26014; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C26014

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C26014.

How #C26014 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C26014
Protanopia#787810
Protanomaly#9B6F12
Deuteranopia#8B8B00
Deuteranomaly#A47C00
Tritanopia#C45A5A
Tritanomaly#C35D48
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C26014 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c26014: #C26014;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C26014;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c26014': '#C26014' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.376, blue: 0.078)
Android XML<color name="color_c26014">#C26014</color>
SVG fillfill="#C26014"

More Brown Colors

#C26014 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C26014 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C26014?

#C26014 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(194, 96, 20) in RGB and hsl(26, 81%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alloy Orange (#C46210), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.9.

What is the RGB value of #C26014?

#C26014 is rgb(194, 96, 20) — red 194, green 96, and blue 20 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C26014?

#C26014 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 90%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C26014 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C26014 scores 4.22:1 against white and 4.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C26014 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C26014 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 4.94, which is very hard to tell apart.

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