Caramel (CCAD85) — 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 #CCAD85

RGB rgb(204, 173, 133)

HSL hsl(34°, 41%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:35% K:20%

Luminance 0.452

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.12:1

Aa — #CCAD85

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.88:1

Aa — #CCAD85

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#CCAD85 #85A4CC

Analogous

#CC8985 #CCAD85 #C7CC85

Triadic

#CCAD85 #85CCAD #AD85CC

Split-comp.

#CCAD85 #85C7CC #8985CC

Tetradic

#CCAD85 #85CC89 #85A4CC #CC85C7

Monochromatic

#57452E #9A7A51 #C3AC8D #D5C4AF #EFE9E1

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