Caramel (C9BEAD) — 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 #C9BEAD

RGB rgb(201, 190, 173)

HSL hsl(36°, 21%, 73%)

CMYK C:0% M:5% Y:14% K:21%

Luminance 0.5311

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.83:1

Aa — #C9BEAD

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.45:1

Aa — #C9BEAD

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C9BEAD #ACB7C9

Analogous

#C9AFAC #C9BEAD #C6C9AC

Triadic

#C9BEAD #ACC9BD #BDACC9

Split-comp.

#C9BEAD #ACC6C9 #AFACC9

Tetradic

#C9BEAD #ACC9AF #ACB7C9 #C9ACC6

Monochromatic

#5D564B #948A7A #C2BCB3 #D8D5CF #FAFAF9

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