Caramel (DDC5B0) — 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 #DDC5B0

RGB rgb(221, 197, 176)

HSL hsl(28°, 40%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:20% K:13%

Luminance 0.5925

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.66:1

Aa — #DDC5B0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.69:1

Aa — #DDC5B0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDC5B0 #B0C8DD

Analogous

#DDB0B2 #DDC5B0 #DDDCB0

Triadic

#DDC5B0 #B0DDC5 #C5B0DD

Split-comp.

#DDC5B0 #B0DDDC #B0B2DD

Tetradic

#DDC5B0 #B2DDB0 #B0C8DD #DCB0DD

Monochromatic

#7E5F44 #B49274 #D8C6B6 #EAE0D7 #FFFFFF

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