#C19A6CCardboard (#C19A6C) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 71°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.077. 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 | #C19A6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 154, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 41%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 44%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 44%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(66.2 8.5 29.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.711 0.077 71) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cardboard shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c59563 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c69a69 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c19a6c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c19b6e — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Cardboard 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 2.59:1 and against black 8.11:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
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.
#ffefdd · #e6c299 · #c19a6c · #98754c · #71532d · #4c320f
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.
#cfca9d · #c8b282 · #c19a6c · #b28465 · #a07061 · #8c5e5c
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.
#bdc6ab · #c19a6c · #9d7d58 · #5e6e3a · #604523 · #2d341b
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.
#fbe4ca · #cfc2b5 · #c19a6c · #5d84ae · #6f5d49 · #4c4033
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2f9 · #c19a6c · #8d857d · #4e5156 · #272017 · #010204
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.
#ecf3fa · #c2cad3 · #959ea8 · #1b2632 · #00050f · #c19a6c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3d9b4 · #c19a6c · #a97e7a · #217d8f · #26304c · #07120f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e8f3ff · #c19a6c · #5b90a1 · #494b7b · #002631 · #010008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f5 · #c19a6c · #58938f · #5e4470 · #2b1638 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f7ed · #c19a6c · #65927a · #2e537a · #35122a · #00020c
#CBA980 · #D6B794 · #E0C6A8 · #EAD5BD · #F5E4D1
#A07D54 · #80623D · #624727 · #452F11 · #2A1800
#BB9C78 · #B49E84 · #AE9F8F
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.