Caramel (D4C9B9) — 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 #D4C9B9

RGB rgb(212, 201, 185)

HSL hsl(36°, 24%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:5% Y:13% K:17%

Luminance 0.601

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.63:1

Aa — #D4C9B9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.85:1

Aa — #D4C9B9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#D4C9B9 #B9C4D4

Analogous

#D4BCB9 #D4C9B9 #D2D4B9

Triadic

#D4C9B9 #B9D4CA #CAB9D4

Split-comp.

#D4C9B9 #B9D2D4 #BCB9D4

Tetradic

#D4C9B9 #B9D4BC #B9C4D4 #D4B9D2

Monochromatic

#6E6453 #A39785 #CFC8BF #E5E1DC #FFFFFF

Suggested palettes for this hue.

Dark UI View all →

Volcano View all →

Danger Red View all →