Caramel (B68A5D) — 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 #B68A5D

RGB rgb(182, 138, 93)

HSL hsl(30°, 38%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:49% K:29%

Luminance 0.2943

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.1:1

Aa — #B68A5D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.78:1

Aa — #B68A5D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B68A5D #5D8AB6

Analogous

#B65D5D #B68A5D #B6B65D

Triadic

#B68A5D #5DB68A #8A5DB6

Split-comp.

#B68A5D #5DB6B6 #5D5DB6

Tetradic

#B68A5D #5DB65D #5D8AB6 #B65DB6

Monochromatic

#2E241A #6F573E #AB8A69 #BDA389 #D8C9BA

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