Caramel (C4A88D) — 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 #C4A88D

RGB rgb(196, 168, 141)

HSL hsl(29°, 32%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:28% K:23%

Luminance 0.4243

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.25:1

Aa — #C4A88D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.33:1

Aa — #C4A88D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C4A88D #8DA9C4

Analogous

#C48D8D #C4A88D #C4C38D

Triadic

#C4A88D #8DC4A7 #A78DC4

Split-comp.

#C4A88D #8DC4C3 #8D8DC4

Tetradic

#C4A88D #8DC48D #8DA9C4 #C38DC4

Monochromatic

#514234 #8F745B #BBA895 #CFC1B4 #EDE8E3

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