Caramel (B59D5E) — 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 #B59D5E

RGB rgb(181, 157, 94)

HSL hsl(43°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:13% Y:48% K:29%

Luminance 0.3541

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.64:1

Aa — #B59D5E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.95:1

Aa — #B59D5E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B59D5E #5E77B5

Analogous

#B5715E #B59D5E #A2B55E

Triadic

#B59D5E #5EB59D #9D5EB5

Split-comp.

#B59D5E #5EA2B5 #715EB5

Tetradic

#B59D5E #5EB571 #5E77B5 #B55EA2

Monochromatic

#2D281A #6E613F #A9976A #BCAE8A #D8D0BB

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