Caramel (C4A28D) — 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 #C4A28D

RGB rgb(196, 162, 141)

HSL hsl(23°, 32%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:28% K:23%

Luminance 0.4024

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.36:1

Aa — #C4A28D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.9:1

Aa — #C4A28D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C4A28D #8DAFC4

Analogous

#C48D93 #C4A28D #C4BE8D

Triadic

#C4A28D #8DC4A2 #A28DC4

Split-comp.

#C4A28D #8DC4BE #8D93C4

Tetradic

#C4A28D #93C48D #8DAFC4 #BE8DC4

Monochromatic

#513F34 #8F6F5B #BBA495 #CFBFB4 #EDE7E3

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