Caramel (C7A18A) — 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 #C7A18A

RGB rgb(199, 161, 138)

HSL hsl(23°, 35%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:19% Y:31% K:22%

Luminance 0.402

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.36:1

Aa — #C7A18A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.89:1

Aa — #C7A18A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C7A18A #8AAFC7

Analogous

#C78A91 #C7A18A #C7C08A

Triadic

#C7A18A #8AC7A1 #A18AC7

Split-comp.

#C7A18A #8AC7C0 #8A91C7

Tetradic

#C7A18A #91C78A #8AAFC7 #C08AC7

Monochromatic

#533E32 #936E58 #BEA393 #D1BEB3 #EEE7E2

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