Caramel (C1AD59) — 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 #C1AD59

RGB rgb(193, 173, 89)

HSL hsl(48°, 46%, 55%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:54% K:24%

Luminance 0.4269

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.24:1

Aa — #C1AD59

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.39:1

Aa — #C1AD59

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C1AD59 #576DC1

Analogous

#C17757 #C1AD59 #A1C157

Triadic

#C1AD59 #57C1AC #AC57C1

Split-comp.

#C1AD59 #57A1C1 #7757C1

Tetradic

#C1AD59 #57C177 #576DC1 #C157A1

Monochromatic

#342F18 #796D39 #B6A563 #C6B986 #DED7BA

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