Caramel (AD8B5C) — 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 #AD8B5C

RGB rgb(173, 139, 92)

HSL hsl(35°, 33%, 52%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:47% K:32%

Luminance 0.2864

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.17:1

Aa — #AD8B5C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.62:1

Aa — #AD8B5C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AD8B5C #5C7EAD

Analogous

#AD635C #AD8B5C #A6AD5C

Triadic

#AD8B5C #5CAD8B #8B5CAD

Split-comp.

#AD8B5C #5CA6AD #635CAD

Tetradic

#AD8B5C #5CAD63 #5C7EAD #AD5CA6

Monochromatic

#262018 #64553F #A18968 #B4A288 #D2C7B7

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