Caramel (CC9572) — 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 #CC9572

RGB rgb(204, 149, 114)

HSL hsl(23°, 47%, 62%)

CMYK C:0% M:27% Y:44% K:20%

Luminance 0.3617

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.59:1

Aa — #CC9572

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.11:1

Aa — #CC9572

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#CC9572 #71A9CC

Analogous

#CC717B #CC9572 #CCC171

Triadic

#CC9572 #71CC93 #9371CC

Split-comp.

#CC9572 #71CCC1 #717BCC

Tetradic

#CC9572 #7BCC71 #71A9CC #C171CC

Monochromatic

#4D3323 #936243 #C2967A #D2B19D #EADBD2

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