Caramel (C1A990) — 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 #C1A990

RGB rgb(193, 169, 144)

HSL hsl(31°, 28%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:25% K:24%

Luminance 0.4251

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.25:1

Aa — #C1A990

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.35:1

Aa — #C1A990

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C1A990 #90A7C1

Analogous

#C19190 #C1A990 #C0C190

Triadic

#C1A990 #90C1A9 #A990C1

Split-comp.

#C1A990 #90C0C1 #9190C1

Tetradic

#C1A990 #90C191 #90A7C1 #C190C0

Monochromatic

#4E4336 #8A7660 #B8A999 #CDC2B7 #ECE8E4

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