Caramel (D9C6B5) — 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 #D9C6B5

RGB rgb(217, 198, 181)

HSL hsl(28°, 32%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:9% Y:17% K:15%

Luminance 0.593

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.65:1

Aa — #D9C6B5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.7:1

Aa — #D9C6B5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D9C6B5 #B5C8D9

Analogous

#D9B5B6 #D9C6B5 #D9D8B5

Triadic

#D9C6B5 #B5D9C6 #C6B5D9

Split-comp.

#D9C6B5 #B5D9D8 #B5B6D9

Tetradic

#D9C6B5 #B6D9B5 #B5C8D9 #D8B5D9

Monochromatic

#765F4C #AB927C #D3C6BB #E7E0DA #FFFFFF

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