Caramel (DBC4B3) — 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 #DBC4B3

RGB rgb(219, 196, 179)

HSL hsl(26°, 36%, 78%)

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

Luminance 0.5861

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.67:1

Aa — #DBC4B3

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.56:1

Aa — #DBC4B3

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DBC4B3 #B3CADB

Analogous

#DBB3B5 #DBC4B3 #DBD8B3

Triadic

#DBC4B3 #B3DBC4 #C4B3DB

Split-comp.

#DBC4B3 #B3DBD8 #B3B5DB

Tetradic

#DBC4B3 #B5DBB3 #B3CADB #D8B3DB

Monochromatic

#7A5E48 #B09078 #D5C5B8 #E8DFD8 #FFFFFF

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