Caramel (C5B178) — 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 #C5B178

RGB rgb(197, 177, 120)

HSL hsl(44°, 40%, 62%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:39% K:23%

Luminance 0.4546

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.11:1

Aa — #C5B178

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.93:1

Aa — #C5B178

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5B178 #778CC5

Analogous

#C58977 #C5B178 #B3C577

Triadic

#C5B178 #77C5B0 #B077C5

Split-comp.

#C5B178 #77B3C5 #8977C5

Tetradic

#C5B178 #77C589 #778CC5 #C577B3

Monochromatic

#494027 #8B7A4B #BBAC81 #CDC2A2 #E8E2D4

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