Caramel (C5A761) — 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 #C5A761

RGB rgb(197, 167, 97)

HSL hsl(42°, 46%, 58%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:51% K:23%

Luminance 0.411

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.31:1

Aa — #C5A761

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.07:1

Aa — #C5A761

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5A761 #6380C5

Analogous

#C57663 #C5A761 #B1C563

Triadic

#C5A761 #63C5A8 #A863C5

Split-comp.

#C5A761 #63B1C5 #7663C5

Tetradic

#C5A761 #63C576 #6380C5 #C563B1

Monochromatic

#3E351D #846F3E #BAA36D #CBB990 #E3DAC4

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