Caramel (DBC1B3) — 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 #DBC1B3

RGB rgb(219, 193, 179)

HSL hsl(21°, 36%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:18% K:14%

Luminance 0.5727

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.71:1

Aa — #DBC1B3

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.29:1

Aa — #DBC1B3

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DBC1B3 #B3CDDB

Analogous

#DBB3B9 #DBC1B3 #DBD5B3

Triadic

#DBC1B3 #B3DBC1 #C1B3DB

Split-comp.

#DBC1B3 #B3DBD5 #B3B9DB

Tetradic

#DBC1B3 #B9DBB3 #B3CDDB #D5B3DB

Monochromatic

#7A5948 #B08C78 #D5C3B8 #E8DED8 #FFFFFF

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