Caramel (CCA685) — 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 #CCA685

RGB rgb(204, 166, 133)

HSL hsl(28°, 41%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:19% Y:35% K:20%

Luminance 0.4255

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.24:1

Aa — #CCA685

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.36:1

Aa — #CCA685

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#CCA685 #85ABCC

Analogous

#CC8587 #CCA685 #CCC985

Triadic

#CCA685 #85CCA6 #A685CC

Split-comp.

#CCA685 #85CCC9 #8587CC

Tetradic

#CCA685 #87CC85 #85ABCC #C985CC

Monochromatic

#57412E #9A7351 #C3A78D #D5C1AF #EFE8E1

Suggested palettes for this hue.

Red Passion View all →

White Marble View all →

Amber Warning View all →