Caramel (C5A88C) — 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 #C5A88C

RGB rgb(197, 168, 140)

HSL hsl(29°, 33%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:29% K:23%

Luminance 0.4254

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.25:1

Aa — #C5A88C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.35:1

Aa — #C5A88C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5A88C #8CA9C5

Analogous

#C58C8D #C5A88C #C5C48C

Triadic

#C5A88C #8CC5A7 #A78CC5

Split-comp.

#C5A88C #8CC5C4 #8C8DC5

Tetradic

#C5A88C #8DC58C #8CA9C5 #C48CC5

Monochromatic

#524233 #90745A #BCA894 #D0C1B4 #EDE8E3

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