Caramel (C9AE87) — 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 #C9AE87

RGB rgb(201, 174, 135)

HSL hsl(35°, 38%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:13% Y:33% K:21%

Luminance 0.4523

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.12:1

Aa — #C9AE87

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.89:1

Aa — #C9AE87

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C9AE87 #87A3C9

Analogous

#C98D87 #C9AE87 #C4C987

Triadic

#C9AE87 #87C9AE #AE87C9

Split-comp.

#C9AE87 #87C4C9 #8D87C9

Tetradic

#C9AE87 #87C98D #87A3C9 #C987C4

Monochromatic

#554530 #967B54 #C1AC90 #D3C5B1 #EEE9E2

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