Caramel (D09C80) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Caramel"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Caramel pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #D09C80

RGB rgb(208, 156, 128)

HSL hsl(21°, 46%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:25% Y:38% K:18%

Luminance 0.3943

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.4:1

Aa — #D09C80

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.75:1

Aa — #D09C80

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D09C80 #80B4D0

Analogous

#D0808C #D09C80 #D0C480

Triadic

#D09C80 #80D09C #9C80D0

Split-comp.

#D09C80 #80D0C4 #808CD0

Tetradic

#D09C80 #8CD080 #80B4D0 #C480D0

Monochromatic

#5A3B2A #A0694B #C89F89 #D8BBAC #F0E6E0

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