Caramel (AE9842) — 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 #AE9842

RGB rgb(174, 152, 66)

HSL hsl(48°, 45%, 47%)

CMYK C:0% M:13% Y:62% K:32%

Luminance 0.3245

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.85:1

Aa — #AE9842

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.37:1

Aa — #AE9842

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE9842 #4257AE

Analogous

#AE6242 #AE9842 #8DAE42

Triadic

#AE9842 #42AE98 #9842AE

Split-comp.

#AE9842 #428DAE #6242AE

Tetradic

#AE9842 #42AE62 #4257AE #AE428D

Monochromatic

#E9E5D2 #C8BD8D #A2914E #7F723D #4C4424

Suggested palettes for this hue.

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