Caramel (C5B28C) — 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 #C5B28C

RGB rgb(197, 178, 140)

HSL hsl(40°, 33%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:29% K:23%

Luminance 0.4641

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.07:1

Aa — #C5B28C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.12:1

Aa — #C5B28C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5B28C #8C9FC5

Analogous

#C5958C #C5B28C #BBC58C

Triadic

#C5B28C #8CC5B2 #B28CC5

Split-comp.

#C5B28C #8CBBC5 #958CC5

Tetradic

#C5B28C #8CC595 #8C9FC5 #C58CBB

Monochromatic

#524733 #907E5A #BCAF94 #D0C6B4 #EDEAE3

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