Caramel (AE9646) — 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 #AE9646

RGB rgb(174, 150, 70)

HSL hsl(46°, 43%, 48%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:60% K:32%

Luminance 0.3185

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.9:1

Aa — #AE9646

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.25:1

Aa — #AE9646

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE9646 #465EAF

Analogous

#AF6246 #AE9646 #93AF46

Triadic

#AE9646 #46AF96 #9646AF

Split-comp.

#AE9646 #4693AF #6246AF

Tetradic

#AE9646 #46AF62 #465EAF #AF4693

Monochromatic

#EAE6D6 #C8BC92 #A39052 #817241 #4E4527

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