Caramel (C8AA89) — 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 #C8AA89

RGB rgb(200, 170, 137)

HSL hsl(31°, 36%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:32% K:22%

Luminance 0.4361

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.2:1

Aa — #C8AA89

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.57:1

Aa — #C8AA89

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C8AA89 #89A7C8

Analogous

#C88A89 #C8AA89 #C6C889

Triadic

#C8AA89 #89C8A9 #A989C8

Split-comp.

#C8AA89 #89C6C8 #8A89C8

Tetradic

#C8AA89 #89C88A #89A7C8 #C889C6

Monochromatic

#544331 #947657 #BFA992 #D2C2B2 #EEE8E2

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