Caramel (C5B398) — 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 #C5B398

RGB rgb(197, 179, 152)

HSL hsl(36°, 28%, 68%)

CMYK C:0% M:9% Y:23% K:23%

Luminance 0.472

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.04:1

Aa — #C5B398

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.28:1

Aa — #C5B398

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5B398 #97A9C4

Analogous

#C49B97 #C5B398 #C0C497

Triadic

#C5B398 #97C4B2 #B297C4

Split-comp.

#C5B398 #97C0C4 #9B97C4

Tetradic

#C5B398 #97C49B #97A9C4 #C497C0

Monochromatic

#544A3B #907F64 #BCB09F #D1C9BD #F0EEEA

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