Caramel (CD9374) — 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 #CD9374

RGB rgb(205, 147, 116)

HSL hsl(21°, 47%, 63%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:43% K:20%

Luminance 0.3572

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.62:1

Aa — #CD9374

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.02:1

Aa — #CD9374

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#CD9374 #74AECD

Analogous

#CD7482 #CD9374 #CDC074

Triadic

#CD9374 #74CD93 #9374CD

Split-comp.

#CD9374 #74CDC0 #7482CD

Tetradic

#CD9374 #82CD74 #74AECD #C074CD

Monochromatic

#503425 #966145 #C4967E #D4B3A1 #ECDDD5

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