Caramel (C5A68C) — 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 #C5A68C

RGB rgb(197, 166, 140)

HSL hsl(27°, 33%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:16% Y:29% K:23%

Luminance 0.418

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.28:1

Aa — #C5A68C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.21:1

Aa — #C5A68C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5A68C #8CABC5

Analogous

#C58C8F #C5A68C #C5C28C

Triadic

#C5A68C #8CC5A5 #A58CC5

Split-comp.

#C5A68C #8CC5C2 #8C8FC5

Tetradic

#C5A68C #8FC58C #8CABC5 #C28CC5

Monochromatic

#524133 #90735A #BCA694 #D0C0B4 #EDE8E3

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