Caramel (B3A061) — 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 #B3A061

RGB rgb(179, 160, 97)

HSL hsl(46°, 35%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:46% K:30%

Luminance 0.3627

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.59:1

Aa — #B3A061

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.12:1

Aa — #B3A061

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B3A061 #6174B3

Analogous

#B37761 #B3A061 #9DB361

Triadic

#B3A061 #61B3A0 #A061B3

Split-comp.

#B3A061 #619DB3 #7761B3

Tetradic

#B3A061 #61B377 #6174B3 #B3619D

Monochromatic

#2D281B #6C6241 #A7996C #BAAF8C #D7D1BC

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