Caramel (C5AD8C) — 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 #C5AD8C

RGB rgb(197, 173, 140)

HSL hsl(35°, 33%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:29% K:23%

Luminance 0.4444

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.16:1

Aa — #C5AD8C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.73:1

Aa — #C5AD8C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5AD8C #8CA4C5

Analogous

#C5908C #C5AD8C #C0C58C

Triadic

#C5AD8C #8CC5AD #AD8CC5

Split-comp.

#C5AD8C #8CC0C5 #908CC5

Tetradic

#C5AD8C #8CC590 #8CA4C5 #C58CC0

Monochromatic

#524533 #907A5A #BCAC94 #D0C4B4 #EDE9E3

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