Caramel (C9B388) — 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 #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

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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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