Caramel (C2A68E) — 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 #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #C2A68E

RGB rgb(194, 166, 142)

HSL hsl(28°, 30%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:27% K:24%

Luminance 0.4146

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.3:1

Aa — #C2A68E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.14:1

Aa — #C2A68E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C2A68E #8EAAC2

Analogous

#C28E90 #C2A68E #C2C18E

Triadic

#C2A68E #8EC2A7 #A78EC2

Split-comp.

#C2A68E #8EC2C1 #8E90C2

Tetradic

#C2A68E #90C28E #8EAAC2 #C18EC2

Monochromatic

#504135 #8D745E #BAA797 #CEC1B6 #EDE8E3

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