Caramel (C1A890) — 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 #C1A890

RGB rgb(193, 168, 144)

HSL hsl(29°, 28%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:13% Y:25% K:24%

Luminance 0.4213

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.27:1

Aa — #C1A890

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.27:1

Aa — #C1A890

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C1A890 #90A9C1

Analogous

#C19091 #C1A890 #C1C090

Triadic

#C1A890 #90C1A7 #A790C1

Split-comp.

#C1A890 #90C1C0 #9091C1

Tetradic

#C1A890 #91C190 #90A9C1 #C090C1

Monochromatic

#4E4236 #8A7560 #B8A899 #CDC1B7 #ECE8E4

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