Caramel (B28D55) — 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 #B28D55

RGB rgb(178, 141, 85)

HSL hsl(36°, 38%, 52%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:52% K:30%

Luminance 0.2971

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.07:1

Aa — #B28D55

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.83:1

Aa — #B28D55

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B28D55 #567BB3

Analogous

#B35F56 #B28D55 #AAB356

Triadic

#B28D55 #56B38E #8E56B3

Split-comp.

#B28D55 #56AAB3 #5F56B3

Tetradic

#B28D55 #56B35F #567BB3 #B356AA

Monochromatic

#272016 #68563B #A78B62 #B9A483 #D5C8B4

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