Caramel (A88D48) — 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 #A88D48

RGB rgb(168, 141, 72)

HSL hsl(43°, 40%, 47%)

CMYK C:0% M:16% Y:57% K:34%

Luminance 0.2836

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.2:1

Aa — #A88D48

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.57:1

Aa — #A88D48

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A88D48 #4863A8

Analogous

#A85D48 #A88D48 #93A848

Triadic

#A88D48 #48A88D #8D48A8

Split-comp.

#A88D48 #4893A8 #5D48A8

Tetradic

#A88D48 #48A85D #4863A8 #A84893

Monochromatic

#E8E2D4 #C4B692 #9C8754 #7B6B42 #493F27

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