Caramel (D5C9B9) — 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 #D5C9B9

RGB rgb(213, 201, 185)

HSL hsl(34°, 25%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:6% Y:13% K:16%

Luminance 0.6024

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.63:1

Aa — #D5C9B9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.88:1

Aa — #D5C9B9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D5C9B9 #B9C5D5

Analogous

#D5BBB9 #D5C9B9 #D3D5B9

Triadic

#D5C9B9 #B9D5C9 #C9B9D5

Split-comp.

#D5C9B9 #B9D3D5 #BBB9D5

Tetradic

#D5C9B9 #B9D5BB #B9C5D5 #D5B9D3

Monochromatic

#6F6352 #A49684 #CFC8BE #E5E1DC #FFFFFF

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