Caramel (C9A08C) — 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 #C9A08C

RGB rgb(201, 160, 140)

HSL hsl(20°, 36%, 67%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:30% K:21%

Luminance 0.4018

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.36:1

Aa — #C9A08C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.89:1

Aa — #C9A08C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C9A08C #8DB5C9

Analogous

#C98D97 #C9A08C #C9BF8D

Triadic

#C9A08C #8DC9A1 #A18DC9

Split-comp.

#C9A08C #8DC9BF #8D97C9

Tetradic

#C9A08C #97C98D #8DB5C9 #BF8DC9

Monochromatic

#573F33 #976D59 #C1A495 #D4BFB5 #F0E9E5

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