Caramel (C9A558) — 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 #C9A558

RGB rgb(201, 165, 88)

HSL hsl(41°, 51%, 57%)

CMYK C:0% M:18% Y:56% K:21%

Luminance 0.4074

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.33:1

Aa — #C9A558

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.01:1

Aa — #C9A558

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C9A558 #597DC9

Analogous

#C96E59 #C9A558 #B5C959

Triadic

#C9A558 #59C9A6 #A659C9

Split-comp.

#C9A558 #59B5C9 #6E59C9

Tetradic

#C9A558 #59C96E #597DC9 #C959B5

Monochromatic

#3D321A #856D38 #BEA264 #CDB888 #E4D8BE

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