Caramel (C5A48C) — 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 #C5A48C

RGB rgb(197, 164, 140)

HSL hsl(25°, 33%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:29% K:23%

Luminance 0.4106

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.32:1

Aa — #C5A48C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.06:1

Aa — #C5A48C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#C5A48C #8CADC5

Analogous

#C58C90 #C5A48C #C5C08C

Triadic

#C5A48C #8CC5A4 #A48CC5

Split-comp.

#C5A48C #8CC5C0 #8C90C5

Tetradic

#C5A48C #90C58C #8CADC5 #C08CC5

Monochromatic

#524033 #90715A #BCA594 #D0BFB4 #EDE7E3

Suggested palettes for this hue.

Deep Ocean View all →

Pop Matisse View all →

Red Passion View all →