Caramel (D5CAB9) — 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 #D5CAB9

RGB rgb(213, 202, 185)

HSL hsl(36°, 25%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:5% Y:13% K:16%

Luminance 0.6071

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.62:1

Aa — #D5CAB9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.98:1

Aa — #D5CAB9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D5CAB9 #B9C4D5

Analogous

#D5BCB9 #D5CAB9 #D2D5B9

Triadic

#D5CAB9 #B9D5CA #CAB9D5

Split-comp.

#D5CAB9 #B9D2D5 #BCB9D5

Tetradic

#D5CAB9 #B9D5BC #B9C4D5 #D5B9D2

Monochromatic

#6F6452 #A49784 #CFC9BE #E5E1DC #FFFFFF

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