Caramel (B99474) — 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 #B99474

RGB rgb(185, 148, 116)

HSL hsl(28°, 33%, 59%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:37% K:27%

Luminance 0.3338

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.78:1

Aa — #B99474

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.55:1

Aa — #B99474

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B99474 #7499B9

Analogous

#B97476 #B99474 #B9B774

Triadic

#B99474 #74B994 #9474B9

Split-comp.

#B99474 #74B9B7 #7476B9

Tetradic

#B99474 #76B974 #7499B9 #B774B9

Monochromatic

#3C3025 #7A624D #AE957E #C2AF9E #E0D6CD

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