Caramel (C5B88C) — 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 #C5B88C

RGB rgb(197, 184, 140)

HSL hsl(46°, 33%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:7% Y:29% K:23%

Luminance 0.4887

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.98:1

Aa — #C5B88C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.61:1

Aa — #C5B88C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5B88C #8C99C5

Analogous

#C59B8C #C5B88C #B6C58C

Triadic

#C5B88C #8CC5B8 #B88CC5

Split-comp.

#C5B88C #8CB6C5 #9B8CC5

Tetradic

#C5B88C #8CC59B #8C99C5 #C58CB6

Monochromatic

#524A33 #90845A #BCB394 #D0C9B4 #EDEBE3

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