Caramel (A79442) — 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 #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #A79442

RGB rgb(167, 148, 66)

HSL hsl(49°, 43%, 46%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:60% K:35%

Luminance 0.3036

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.02:1

Aa — #A79442

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.96:1

Aa — #A79442

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A79442 #4355A8

Analogous

#A86343 #A79442 #88A843

Triadic

#A79442 #43A895 #9543A8

Split-comp.

#A79442 #4388A8 #6343A8

Tetradic

#A79442 #43A863 #4355A8 #A84388

Monochromatic

#E7E3D0 #C5BA8C #9C8E4F #7A6F3E #474124

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