Caramel (CC9E85) — 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 #CC9E85

RGB rgb(204, 158, 133)

HSL hsl(21°, 41%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:35% K:20%

Luminance 0.3969

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.39:1

Aa — #CC9E85

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.8:1

Aa — #CC9E85

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#CC9E85 #85B3CC

Analogous

#CC858F #CC9E85 #CCC185

Triadic

#CC9E85 #85CC9E #9E85CC

Split-comp.

#CC9E85 #85CCC1 #858FCC

Tetradic

#CC9E85 #8FCC85 #85B3CC #C185CC

Monochromatic

#573C2E #9A6A51 #C3A08D #D5BCAF #EFE6E1

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