Caramel (C9BC87) — 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 #C9BC87

RGB rgb(201, 188, 135)

HSL hsl(48°, 38%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:6% Y:33% K:21%

Luminance 0.5095

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.9:1

Aa — #C9BC87

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.03:1

Aa — #C9BC87

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C9BC87 #8795C9

Analogous

#C99B87 #C9BC87 #B5C987

Triadic

#C9BC87 #87C9BC #BC87C9

Split-comp.

#C9BC87 #87B5C9 #9B87C9

Tetradic

#C9BC87 #87C99B #8795C9 #C987B5

Monochromatic

#554D30 #968954 #C1B790 #D3CCB1 #EEECE2

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