#B48800 · Caramel

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#B48800 is a medium, highly saturated brown color, closest to Caramel and near Caramel and Bronze. In OKLCH it has 65% lightness and 0.13 chroma at hue 86°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #B48800 a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#B48800
RGBrgb(180, 136, 0)
HSLhsl(45, 100%, 35%)
CMYK0, 24, 100, 29
CSS var--caramel
Contrast3.25:1 white · 6.46:1 black

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How to use #B48800

Black text passes WCAG AA on #B48800 (6.46:1); white text does not (3.25:1).

For a calm scheme pair #B48800 with its analogous neighbors #B32D00 and #86B300; for contrast use its complement #002DB3 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--caramel: #B48800;

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