Caramel (AE9D65) — 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 #AE9D65

RGB rgb(174, 157, 101)

HSL hsl(46°, 31%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:42% K:32%

Luminance 0.3472

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.69:1

Aa — #AE9D65

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.81:1

Aa — #AE9D65

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE9D65 #6576AE

Analogous

#AE7965 #AE9D65 #9BAE65

Triadic

#AE9D65 #65AE9D #9D65AE

Split-comp.

#AE9D65 #659BAE #7965AE

Tetradic

#AE9D65 #65AE79 #6576AE #AE659B

Monochromatic

#2B281C #696044 #A29771 #B6AD90 #D5CFBE

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