Caramel (DDCAB1) — 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 #DDCAB1

RGB rgb(221, 202, 177)

HSL hsl(34°, 39%, 78%)

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

Luminance 0.6159

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.6:1

Aa — #DDCAB1

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.16:1

Aa — #DDCAB1

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDCAB1 #B1C4DD

Analogous

#DDB4B1 #DDCAB1 #DADDB1

Triadic

#DDCAB1 #B1DDCA #CAB1DD

Split-comp.

#DDCAB1 #B1DADD #B4B1DD

Tetradic

#DDCAB1 #B1DDB4 #B1C4DD #DDB1DA

Monochromatic

#7D6545 #B39875 #D7C9B7 #E9E2D8 #FFFFFF

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