#CC8B1E · Caramel

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#CC8B1E is a medium, moderately saturated brown color, closest to Caramel and near Caramel and Bronze. In OKLCH it has 69% lightness and 0.14 chroma at hue 74°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #CC8B1E a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#CC8B1E
RGBrgb(204, 139, 30)
HSLhsl(38, 74%, 46%)
CMYK0, 32, 85, 20
CSS var--caramel
Contrast2.88:1 white · 7.28:1 black

Similar named colors

Caramel #C68E17Bronze #CD7F32Ochre #CC7722Hazelnut #B58F5ACarrot #ED9121

How to use #CC8B1E

Black text passes WCAG AA on #CC8B1E (7.28:1); white text does not (2.88:1).

For a calm scheme pair #CC8B1E with its analogous neighbors #CC361E and #B5CC1E; for contrast use its complement #1E5ECC as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--caramel: #CC8B1E;

Shades & tints

#291C06#52380C#7A5312#A36F18#CC8B1E#D6A24B#E0B978#EBD1A5#F5E8D2

Color harmonies for #CC8B1E

Complementary

#CC8B1E#1E5ECC

Analogous

#CC8B1E#CC361E#B5CC1E

Triadic

#CC8B1E#1ECC8C#8C1ECC

Split complementary

#CC8B1E#1EB5CC#361ECC

Tetradic

#CC8B1E#1ECC36#1E5ECC#CC1EB5

Palettes with #CC8B1E