Caramel (DBC2B3) — 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 #DBC2B3

RGB rgb(219, 194, 179)

HSL hsl(23°, 36%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:18% K:14%

Luminance 0.5772

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.7:1

Aa — #DBC2B3

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.38:1

Aa — #DBC2B3

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DBC2B3 #B3CCDB

Analogous

#DBB3B7 #DBC2B3 #DBD6B3

Triadic

#DBC2B3 #B3DBC2 #C2B3DB

Split-comp.

#DBC2B3 #B3DBD6 #B3B7DB

Tetradic

#DBC2B3 #B7DBB3 #B3CCDB #D6B3DB

Monochromatic

#7A5B48 #B08D78 #D5C3B8 #E8DFD8 #FFFFFF

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