Caramel (D4C9BA) — 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 #D4C9BA

RGB rgb(212, 201, 186)

HSL hsl(35°, 23%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:5% Y:12% K:17%

Luminance 0.6014

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.63:1

Aa — #D4C9BA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.86:1

Aa — #D4C9BA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D4C9BA #BAC5D4

Analogous

#D4BCBA #D4C9BA #D2D4BA

Triadic

#D4C9BA #BAD4C9 #C9BAD4

Split-comp.

#D4C9BA #BAD2D4 #BCBAD4

Tetradic

#D4C9BA #BAD4BC #BAC5D4 #D4BAD2

Monochromatic

#6D6354 #A29686 #CEC8C0 #E4E1DC #FFFFFF

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