Caramel (C3B474) — 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 #C3B474

RGB rgb(195, 180, 116)

HSL hsl(49°, 40%, 61%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:41% K:24%

Luminance 0.463

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.08:1

Aa — #C3B474

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.1:1

Aa — #C3B474

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C3B474 #7482C3

Analogous

#C38D74 #C3B474 #AAC374

Triadic

#C3B474 #74C3B5 #B574C3

Split-comp.

#C3B474 #74AAC3 #8D74C3

Tetradic

#C3B474 #74C38D #7482C3 #C374AA

Monochromatic

#464025 #887C49 #B9AE7E #CBC39F #E6E2D1

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