Caramel (C5BA8C) — 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 #C5BA8C

RGB rgb(197, 186, 140)

HSL hsl(48°, 33%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:6% Y:29% K:23%

Luminance 0.4971

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.95:1

Aa — #C5BA8C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.78:1

Aa — #C5BA8C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5BA8C #8C97C5

Analogous

#C59D8C #C5BA8C #B4C58C

Triadic

#C5BA8C #8CC5B9 #B98CC5

Split-comp.

#C5BA8C #8CB4C5 #9D8CC5

Tetradic

#C5BA8C #8CC59D #8C97C5 #C58CB4

Monochromatic

#524B33 #90855A #BCB494 #D0CAB4 #EDEBE3

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