Caramel color: code #C68E17

Caramel

#C68E17

Color codes

  • HEX#C68E17
  • RGBrgb(198, 142, 23)
  • HSLhsl(41, 79%, 43%)
  • HSVhsv(41, 88%, 78%)
  • CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 88%, 22%)
  • LABlab(62.9% 11.9 63.7)
  • OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.137 79.3)

About the color Caramel

Caramel has the HEX code #C68E17, which corresponds to rgb(198, 142, 23) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 41°, with 79% saturation and 43% lightness (hsl(41, 79%, 43%)).

Because of its hue it reads as a warm color: it tends to feel energetic and close, and it visually “advances” in a composition.

As a background it calls for dark text: black reaches a 7.28:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 2.88:1 for white.

For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(0%, 28%, 88%, 22%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.

Lighter tints

Darker shades

Color combinations with Caramel

Complementary

#C68E17 · #174EC4

Analogous

#C43717 · #C68E17 · #A5C417

Triadic

#C68E17 · #17C48D · #8D17C4

Tetradic

#C68E17 · #17C437 · #174EC4 · #C417A5

Split-complementary

#C68E17 · #17A5C4 · #3717C4

Monochromatic

#523B0A · #976D12 · #C68E17 · #E9B33F · #F1CE84

Caramel with white and black text

White text Aa Bb Cc 123
2.88:1 · fails WCAG
Black text Aa Bb Cc 123
7.28:1 · AAA

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How to use it in CSS

:root {
  --color-caramel: #C68E17;
  --color-caramel-rgb: 198, 142, 23;
}

.elemento {
  background-color: var(--color-caramel);
  color: #000000;
}