Caramel (C5AE8C) — 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 #C5AE8C

RGB rgb(197, 174, 140)

HSL hsl(36°, 33%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:29% K:23%

Luminance 0.4483

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.14:1

Aa — #C5AE8C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.81:1

Aa — #C5AE8C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5AE8C #8CA3C5

Analogous

#C5918C #C5AE8C #BFC58C

Triadic

#C5AE8C #8CC5AE #AE8CC5

Split-comp.

#C5AE8C #8CBFC5 #918CC5

Tetradic

#C5AE8C #8CC591 #8CA3C5 #C58CBF

Monochromatic

#524533 #907B5A #BCAC94 #D0C5B4 #EDE9E3

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