Caramel (DDC9B0) — 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 #DDC9B0

RGB rgb(221, 201, 176)

HSL hsl(33°, 40%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:9% Y:20% K:13%

Luminance 0.6108

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.61:1

Aa — #DDC9B0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.06:1

Aa — #DDC9B0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDC9B0 #B0C5DD

Analogous

#DDB3B0 #DDC9B0 #DBDDB0

Triadic

#DDC9B0 #B0DDC9 #C9B0DD

Split-comp.

#DDC9B0 #B0DBDD #B3B0DD

Tetradic

#DDC9B0 #B0DDB3 #B0C5DD #DDB0DB

Monochromatic

#7E6444 #B49774 #D8C9B6 #EAE1D7 #FFFFFF

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