Caramel (B3A261) — 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 #B3A261

RGB rgb(179, 162, 97)

HSL hsl(48°, 35%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:9% Y:46% K:30%

Luminance 0.3698

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.54:1

Aa — #B3A261

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.26:1

Aa — #B3A261

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B3A261 #6171B3

Analogous

#B37961 #B3A261 #9AB361

Triadic

#B3A261 #61B3A2 #A261B3

Split-comp.

#B3A261 #619AB3 #7961B3

Tetradic

#B3A261 #61B379 #6171B3 #B3619A

Monochromatic

#2D291B #6C6441 #A79B6C #BAB18C #D7D1BC

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