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#C9B388
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#F8F7F4
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"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 #C9B388
RGB rgb(201, 179, 136)
HSL hsl(40°, 38%, 66%)
CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:32% K:21%
Luminance 0.4724
WCAG Accessibility
On white 2.04:1
Aa — #C9B388
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large
On black 10.29:1
Aa — #C9B388
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#C9B388 #879DC9
Analogous
#C99287 #C9B388 #BEC987
Triadic
#C9B388 #87C9B3 #B387C9
Split-comp.
#C9B388 #87BEC9 #9287C9
Tetradic
#C9B388 #87C992 #879DC9 #C987BE
Monochromatic
#554830 #968054 #C1B090 #D3C8B1 #EEEAE2
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