Caramel (C9B187) — 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 #C9B187

RGB rgb(201, 177, 135)

HSL hsl(38°, 38%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:33% K:21%

Luminance 0.4641

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.07:1

Aa — #C9B187

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.12:1

Aa — #C9B187

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C9B187 #87A0C9

Analogous

#C99087 #C9B187 #C0C987

Triadic

#C9B187 #87C9B1 #B187C9

Split-comp.

#C9B187 #87C0C9 #9087C9

Tetradic

#C9B187 #87C990 #87A0C9 #C987C0

Monochromatic

#554730 #967E54 #C1AF90 #D3C6B1 #EEEAE2

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