#C26157Barbecue (#C26157) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 27°, lightness 0.61 and chroma 0.126. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #C26157 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 97, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 55%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 55%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(52.6 37.8 23.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.606 0.126 27) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Barbecue shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c45d50 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c66155 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#c26157 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c26258 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Barbecue in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.08:1 and against black 5.14:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffcbc4 · #ef968c · #c26157 · #a14840 · #752722 · #4c0405
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#d49766 · #cd7c5a · #c26157 · #a9505f · #8d4262 · #713760
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ebb659 · #b59c73 · #c26157 · #994a42 · #763029 · #402b00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe2de · #41dbee · #c26157 · #765a56 · #64342f · #3b1f1c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e5f5f8 · #ac9895 · #c26157 · #5f6a6c · #392523 · #000102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f7 · #bccdd0 · #8ea1a4 · #0f2a2d · #000709 · #c26157
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6faff · #3fafbd · #c26157 · #007682 · #003238 · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d6faff · #4bb29c · #c26157 · #0070a1 · #00332b · #00050e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f9e4 · #71ae79 · #c26157 · #4863b0 · #14245f · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eff6d9 · #98a65a · #c26157 · #007682 · #321958 · #000304
#D0786E · #DD8F86 · #E9A69E · #F6BEB6 · #FFD6D0
#A34D44 · #863932 · #692621 · #4E1410 · #340303
#B66A61 · #A9716A · #9C7873
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.