Caramel (B57D5E) — 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 #B57D5E

RGB rgb(181, 125, 94)

HSL hsl(21°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:31% Y:48% K:29%

Luminance 0.2571

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.47:1

Aa — #B57D5E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.06:1

Aa — #B57D5E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B57D5E #5E97B5

Analogous

#B55E6B #B57D5E #B5A85E

Triadic

#B57D5E #5EB57D #7D5EB5

Split-comp.

#B57D5E #5EB5A8 #5E6BB5

Tetradic

#B57D5E #6BB55E #5E97B5 #A85EB5

Monochromatic

#2D211A #6E503F #A9806A #BC9C8A #D8C5BB

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