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#C99A00 · Caramel
Click to copy#C99A00 is a medium, highly saturated brown color, closest to Caramel and near Caramel and Brass. In OKLCH it has 71% lightness and 0.15 chroma at hue 87°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #C99A00 a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 4 ColorSwoop palettes.
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#C99A00RGB
rgb(201, 154, 0)HSL
hsl(46, 100%, 39%)CMYK
0, 23, 100, 21CSS var
--caramelContrast
2.59:1 white · 8.11:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #C99A00
Black text passes WCAG AA on #C99A00 (8.11:1); white text does not (2.59:1).
For a calm scheme pair #C99A00 with its analogous neighbors #C73500 and #92C700; for contrast use its complement #002EC7 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--caramel: #C99A00;
$caramel: #C99A00;
colors: { 'caramel': '#C99A00' }