Caramel (B9A378) — 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 #B9A378

RGB rgb(185, 163, 120)

HSL hsl(40°, 32%, 60%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:35% K:27%

Luminance 0.3859

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.45:1

Aa — #B9A378

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.57:1

Aa — #B9A378

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B9A378 #788EBA

Analogous

#BA8378 #B9A378 #AFBA78

Triadic

#B9A378 #78BAA4 #A478BA

Split-comp.

#B9A378 #78AFBA #8378BA

Tetradic

#B9A378 #78BA83 #788EBA #BA78AF

Monochromatic

#3E3728 #7C6D50 #AFA083 #C3B8A2 #E1DCD0

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