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#C5AE80
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#F8F7F4
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"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 #C5AE80
RGB rgb(197, 174, 128)
HSL hsl(40°, 37%, 64%)
CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:35% K:23%
Luminance 0.4448
WCAG Accessibility
On white 2.16:1
Aa — #C5AE80
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large
On black 9.74:1
Aa — #C5AE80
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#C5AE80 #8198C5
Analogous
#C58D81 #C5AE80 #BAC581
Triadic
#C5AE80 #81C5AF #AF81C5
Split-comp.
#C5AE80 #81BAC5 #8D81C5
Tetradic
#C5AE80 #81C58D #8198C5 #C581BA
Monochromatic
#4E432D #8E7A52 #BCAB8A #CFC3AB #EBE5DB
Suggested palettes for this hue.
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