Caramel (C2B88E) — 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 #C2B88E

RGB rgb(194, 184, 142)

HSL hsl(48°, 30%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:5% Y:27% K:24%

Luminance 0.4853

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.99:1

Aa — #C2B88E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.54:1

Aa — #C2B88E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C2B88E #8E99C2

Analogous

#C29E8E #C2B88E #B3C28E

Triadic

#C2B88E #8EC2B8 #B88EC2

Split-comp.

#C2B88E #8EB3C2 #9E8EC2

Tetradic

#C2B88E #8EC29E #8E99C2 #C28EB3

Monochromatic

#504A35 #8D835E #BAB397 #CEC9B6 #EDEBE3

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