Caramel (DDC7B0) — 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 #DDC7B0

RGB rgb(221, 199, 176)

HSL hsl(31°, 40%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:20% K:13%

Luminance 0.6016

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.63:1

Aa — #DDC7B0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.87:1

Aa — #DDC7B0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDC7B0 #B0C6DD

Analogous

#DDB1B0 #DDC7B0 #DDDDB0

Triadic

#DDC7B0 #B0DDC8 #C8B0DD

Split-comp.

#DDC7B0 #B0DDDD #B1B0DD

Tetradic

#DDC7B0 #B0DDB1 #B0C6DD #DDB0DD

Monochromatic

#7E6244 #B49574 #D8C7B6 #EAE1D7 #FFFFFF

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