Caramel (DAC5B4) — 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 #DAC5B4

RGB rgb(218, 197, 180)

HSL hsl(27°, 34%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:17% K:15%

Luminance 0.5895

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.66:1

Aa — #DAC5B4

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.63:1

Aa — #DAC5B4

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DAC5B4 #B4C9DA

Analogous

#DAB4B6 #DAC5B4 #DAD8B4

Triadic

#DAC5B4 #B4DAC5 #C5B4DA

Split-comp.

#DAC5B4 #B4DAD8 #B4B6DA

Tetradic

#DAC5B4 #B6DAB4 #B4C9DA #D8B4DA

Monochromatic

#785F4A #AE917A #D4C6B9 #E8E0D9 #FFFFFF

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