Caramel (AEA491) — 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 #AEA491

RGB rgb(174, 164, 145)

HSL hsl(39°, 15%, 63%)

CMYK C:0% M:6% Y:17% K:32%

Luminance 0.3834

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.47:1

Aa — #AEA491

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.52:1

Aa — #AEA491

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AEA491 #929CAF

Analogous

#AF9792 #AEA491 #ABAF92

Triadic

#AEA491 #92AFA5 #A592AF

Split-comp.

#AEA491 #92ABAF #9792AF

Tetradic

#AEA491 #92AF97 #929CAF #AF92AB

Monochromatic

#3E3C38 #736F68 #A5A29C #BEBBB7 #E2E1DF

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