Caramel (AC9A4C) — 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 #AC9A4C

RGB rgb(172, 154, 76)

HSL hsl(49°, 39%, 49%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:56% K:33%

Luminance 0.3303

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.81:1

Aa — #AC9A4C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.48:1

Aa — #AC9A4C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AC9A4C #4C5EAE

Analogous

#AE6B4C #AC9A4C #8FAE4C

Triadic

#AC9A4C #4CAE9C #9C4CAE

Split-comp.

#AC9A4C #4C8FAE #6B4CAE

Tetradic

#AC9A4C #4CAE6B #4C5EAE #AE4C8F

Monochromatic

#EBE8DB #C7BE99 #A19459 #807647 #4F482B

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