Caramel (C9A75A) — 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 #C9A75A

RGB rgb(201, 167, 90)

HSL hsl(42°, 51%, 57%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:55% K:21%

Luminance 0.4151

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.29:1

Aa — #C9A75A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.16:1

Aa — #C9A75A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C9A75A #597BC9

Analogous

#C97059 #C9A75A #B3C959

Triadic

#C9A75A #59C9A8 #A859C9

Split-comp.

#C9A75A #59B3C9 #7059C9

Tetradic

#C9A75A #59C970 #597BC9 #C959B3

Monochromatic

#3D321A #856E38 #BEA364 #CDB988 #E4D9BE

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