Caramel (C5A28C) — 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 #C5A28C

RGB rgb(197, 162, 140)

HSL hsl(23°, 33%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:18% Y:29% K:23%

Luminance 0.4034

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.35:1

Aa — #C5A28C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.92:1

Aa — #C5A28C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5A28C #8CAFC5

Analogous

#C58C92 #C5A28C #C5BE8C

Triadic

#C5A28C #8CC5A2 #A28CC5

Split-comp.

#C5A28C #8CC5BE #8C92C5

Tetradic

#C5A28C #92C58C #8CAFC5 #BE8CC5

Monochromatic

#523F33 #906F5A #BCA494 #D0BFB4 #EDE7E3

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