Caramel (B3A461) — 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 #B3A461

RGB rgb(179, 164, 97)

HSL hsl(49°, 35%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:46% K:30%

Luminance 0.377

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.5:1

Aa — #B3A461

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.4:1

Aa — #B3A461

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B3A461 #6170B3

Analogous

#B37B61 #B3A461 #99B361

Triadic

#B3A461 #61B3A4 #A461B3

Split-comp.

#B3A461 #6199B3 #7B61B3

Tetradic

#B3A461 #61B37B #6170B3 #B36199

Monochromatic

#2D291B #6C6441 #A79C6C #BAB28C #D7D2BC

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