Caramel (C09C54) — 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 #C09C54

RGB rgb(192, 156, 84)

HSL hsl(40°, 46%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:19% Y:56% K:25%

Luminance 0.3628

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.58:1

Aa — #C09C54

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.12:1

Aa — #C09C54

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C09C54 #5478C0

Analogous

#C06654 #C09C54 #AEC054

Triadic

#C09C54 #54C09C #9C54C0

Split-comp.

#C09C54 #54AEC0 #6654C0

Tetradic

#C09C54 #54C066 #5478C0 #C054AE

Monochromatic

#312817 #766137 #B4985F #C4AE82 #DDD0B6

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