Caramel (DDCBB0) — 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 #DDCBB0

RGB rgb(221, 203, 176)

HSL hsl(36°, 40%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:20% K:13%

Luminance 0.6202

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.59:1

Aa — #DDCBB0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.24:1

Aa — #DDCBB0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDCBB0 #B0C2DD

Analogous

#DDB5B0 #DDCBB0 #D9DDB0

Triadic

#DDCBB0 #B0DDCB #CBB0DD

Split-comp.

#DDCBB0 #B0D9DD #B5B0DD

Tetradic

#DDCBB0 #B0DDB5 #B0C2DD #DDB0D9

Monochromatic

#7E6744 #B49A74 #D8CAB6 #EAE2D7 #FFFFFF

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