Caramel (AE9265) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Caramel"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Caramel pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #AE9265

RGB rgb(174, 146, 101)

HSL hsl(37°, 31%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:16% Y:42% K:32%

Luminance 0.3108

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.96:1

Aa — #AE9265

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.1:1

Aa — #AE9265

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE9265 #6581AE

Analogous

#AE6E65 #AE9265 #A6AE65

Triadic

#AE9265 #65AE92 #9265AE

Split-comp.

#AE9265 #65A6AE #6E65AE

Tetradic

#AE9265 #65AE6E #6581AE #AE65A6

Monochromatic

#2B251C #695B44 #A28F71 #B6A890 #D5CCBE

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