Caramel (B5A25E) — 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 #B5A25E

RGB rgb(181, 162, 94)

HSL hsl(47°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:48% K:29%

Luminance 0.3717

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.53:1

Aa — #B5A25E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.29:1

Aa — #B5A25E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B5A25E #5E71B5

Analogous

#B5775E #B5A25E #9DB55E

Triadic

#B5A25E #5EB5A2 #A25EB5

Split-comp.

#B5A25E #5E9DB5 #775EB5

Tetradic

#B5A25E #5EB577 #5E71B5 #B55E9D

Monochromatic

#2D291A #6E643F #A99C6A #BCB18A #D8D2BB

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