Caramel (B5A55E) — 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 #B5A55E

RGB rgb(181, 165, 94)

HSL hsl(49°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:9% Y:48% K:29%

Luminance 0.3825

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.47:1

Aa — #B5A55E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.51:1

Aa — #B5A55E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B5A55E #5E6EB5

Analogous

#B57A5E #B5A55E #9AB55E

Triadic

#B5A55E #5EB5A5 #A55EB5

Split-comp.

#B5A55E #5E9AB5 #7A5EB5

Tetradic

#B5A55E #5EB57A #5E6EB5 #B55E9A

Monochromatic

#2D2A1A #6E663F #A99E6A #BCB38A #D8D3BB

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