Caramel (C3A68D) — 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 #C3A68D

RGB rgb(195, 166, 141)

HSL hsl(28°, 31%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:28% K:24%

Luminance 0.4156

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.29:1

Aa — #C3A68D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.16:1

Aa — #C3A68D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C3A68D #8DAAC3

Analogous

#C38D8F #C3A68D #C3C18D

Triadic

#C3A68D #8DC3A7 #A78DC3

Split-comp.

#C3A68D #8DC3C1 #8D8FC3

Tetradic

#C3A68D #8FC38D #8DAAC3 #C18DC3

Monochromatic

#504134 #8E745D #BBA796 #CFC1B5 #EDE8E3

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