Caramel (C9A568) — 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 #C9A568

RGB rgb(201, 165, 104)

HSL hsl(38°, 47%, 60%)

CMYK C:0% M:18% Y:48% K:21%

Luminance 0.4105

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.32:1

Aa — #C9A568

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.07:1

Aa — #C9A568

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C9A568 #698CC9

Analogous

#C97669 #C9A568 #BCC969

Triadic

#C9A568 #69C9A6 #A669C9

Split-comp.

#C9A568 #69BCC9 #7669C9

Tetradic

#C9A568 #69C976 #698CC9 #C969BC

Monochromatic

#463820 #8C7040 #BFA373 #CFBA96 #E7DDCB

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