Caramel (C5B48C) — 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 #C5B48C

RGB rgb(197, 180, 140)

HSL hsl(42°, 33%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:9% Y:29% K:23%

Luminance 0.4722

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.04:1

Aa — #C5B48C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.28:1

Aa — #C5B48C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5B48C #8C9DC5

Analogous

#C5978C #C5B48C #B9C58C

Triadic

#C5B48C #8CC5B4 #B48CC5

Split-comp.

#C5B48C #8CB9C5 #978CC5

Tetradic

#C5B48C #8CC597 #8C9DC5 #C58CB9

Monochromatic

#524833 #90805A #BCB094 #D0C7B4 #EDEAE3

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