Caramel (AE945C) — 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 #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #AE945C

RGB rgb(174, 148, 92)

HSL hsl(41°, 34%, 52%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:47% K:32%

Luminance 0.3154

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.92:1

Aa — #AE945C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.19:1

Aa — #AE945C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE945C #5B75AE

Analogous

#AE6A5B #AE945C #9FAE5B

Triadic

#AE945C #5BAE94 #945BAE

Split-comp.

#AE945C #5B9FAE #6A5BAE

Tetradic

#AE945C #5BAE6A #5B75AE #AE5B9F

Monochromatic

#262117 #65593E #A28F67 #B5A787 #D2CAB6

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