Caramel (AEA48A) — 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 #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #AEA48A

RGB rgb(174, 164, 138)

HSL hsl(43°, 18%, 61%)

CMYK C:0% M:6% Y:21% K:32%

Luminance 0.3812

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.48:1

Aa — #AEA48A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.48:1

Aa — #AEA48A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AEA48A #8A94AD

Analogous

#AD918A #AEA48A #A6AD8A

Triadic

#AEA48A #8AADA3 #A38AAD

Split-comp.

#AEA48A #8AA6AD #918AAD

Tetradic

#AEA48A #8AAD91 #8A94AD #AD8AA6

Monochromatic

#3A3731 #716C60 #A49F94 #BBB8AF #DEDDD8

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