Caramel (B09545) — 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 #B09545

RGB rgb(176, 149, 69)

HSL hsl(45°, 44%, 48%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:61% K:31%

Luminance 0.3174

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.9:1

Aa — #B09545

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.23:1

Aa — #B09545

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B09545 #455FB0

Analogous

#B05F45 #B09545 #95B045

Triadic

#B09545 #45B095 #9545B0

Split-comp.

#B09545 #4595B0 #5F45B0

Tetradic

#B09545 #45B05F #455FB0 #B04595

Monochromatic

#EBE6D6 #C9BB92 #A48F51 #827140 #4F4527

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