Caramel (C4B48D) — 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 #C4B48D

RGB rgb(196, 180, 141)

HSL hsl(43°, 32%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:28% K:23%

Luminance 0.4712

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.05:1

Aa — #C4B48D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.26:1

Aa — #C4B48D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C4B48D #8D9CC4

Analogous

#C4998D #C4B48D #B8C48D

Triadic

#C4B48D #8DC4B4 #B48DC4

Split-comp.

#C4B48D #8DB8C4 #998DC4

Tetradic

#C4B48D #8DC499 #8D9CC4 #C48DB8

Monochromatic

#514934 #8F805B #BBB195 #CFC8B4 #EDEAE3

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