🧠 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
#C9A866
RGB
rgb(201, 168, 102)
HSL
hsl(40°, 48%, 59%)
CMYK
C:0% M:16% Y:49% K:21%
Luminance
0.4211
WCAG Accessibility
Aa — #C9A866
Secondary text
✗ AA
✗ AAA
✗ AA Large
Aa — #C9A866
Secondary text
✓ AA
✓ AAA
✓ AA Large
All harmonies
Complementary
#C9A866
#6486C9
Analogous
#C97564
#C9A866
#B8C964
Triadic
#C9A866
#64C9A7
#A764C9
Split-comp.
#C9A866
#64B8C9
#7564C9
Tetradic
#C9A866
#64C975
#6486C9
#C964B8
Monochromatic
#43371E
#89703E
#BEA46F
#CEBA92
#E6DBC7
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