Caramel (C5B18C) — 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 #C5B18C

RGB rgb(197, 177, 140)

HSL hsl(39°, 33%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:29% K:23%

Luminance 0.4601

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.09:1

Aa — #C5B18C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.04:1

Aa — #C5B18C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5B18C #8CA0C5

Analogous

#C5948C #C5B18C #BCC58C

Triadic

#C5B18C #8CC5B1 #B18CC5

Split-comp.

#C5B18C #8CBCC5 #948CC5

Tetradic

#C5B18C #8CC594 #8CA0C5 #C58CBC

Monochromatic

#524733 #907D5A #BCAE94 #D0C6B4 #EDEAE3

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