Caramel (C9A267) — 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 #C9A267

RGB rgb(201, 162, 103)

HSL hsl(36°, 48%, 60%)

CMYK C:0% M:19% Y:49% K:21%

Luminance 0.3994

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.37:1

Aa — #C9A267

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.85:1

Aa — #C9A267

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C9A267 #688FCA

Analogous

#CA7268 #C9A267 #C0CA68

Triadic

#C9A267 #68CAA3 #A368CA

Split-comp.

#C9A267 #68C0CA #7268CA

Tetradic

#C9A267 #68CA72 #688FCA #CA68C0

Monochromatic

#463720 #8D6E3F #C0A172 #D0B895 #E7DCCA

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