Caramel (C4B596) — 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 #C4B596

RGB rgb(196, 181, 150)

HSL hsl(40°, 28%, 68%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:23% K:23%

Luminance 0.4781

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.02:1

Aa — #C4B596

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.4:1

Aa — #C4B596

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C4B596 #97A6C4

Analogous

#C49E97 #C4B596 #BDC497

Triadic

#C4B596 #97C4B5 #B597C4

Split-comp.

#C4B596 #97BDC4 #9E97C4

Tetradic

#C4B596 #97C49E #97A6C4 #C497BD

Monochromatic

#544C3B #908264 #BCB29F #D1CABD #F0EEEA

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