Caramel (C5B08C) — 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 #C5B08C

RGB rgb(197, 176, 140)

HSL hsl(38°, 33%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:29% K:23%

Luminance 0.4562

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.11:1

Aa — #C5B08C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.96:1

Aa — #C5B08C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#C5B08C #8CA1C5

Analogous

#C5938C #C5B08C #BDC58C

Triadic

#C5B08C #8CC5B0 #B08CC5

Split-comp.

#C5B08C #8CBDC5 #938CC5

Tetradic

#C5B08C #8CC593 #8CA1C5 #C58CBD

Monochromatic

#524633 #907C5A #BCAE94 #D0C6B4 #EDE9E3

Suggested palettes for this hue.

Icy Winter View all →

Memphis Design View all →

White Marble View all →