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#C9971C · Caramel
Click to copy#C9971C is a medium, highly saturated brown color, closest to Caramel and near Caramel and Brass. In OKLCH it has 71% lightness and 0.14 chroma at hue 83°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #C9971C a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.
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#C9971CRGB
rgb(201, 151, 28)HSL
hsl(43, 76%, 45%)CMYK
0, 25, 86, 21CSS var
--caramelContrast
2.65:1 white · 7.93:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #C9971C
Black text passes WCAG AA on #C9971C (7.93:1); white text does not (2.65:1).
For a calm scheme pair #C9971C with its analogous neighbors #CA411C and #A4CA1C; for contrast use its complement #1C4DCA as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--caramel: #C9971C;
$caramel: #C9971C;
colors: { 'caramel': '#C9971C' }