Caramel (D1C179) — 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 #D1C179

RGB rgb(209, 193, 121)

HSL hsl(49°, 49%, 65%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:42% K:18%

Luminance 0.5387

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.81:1

Aa — #D1C179

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.62:1

Aa — #D1C179

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D1C179 #7A8AD1

Analogous

#D1967A #D1C179 #B6D17A

Triadic

#D1C179 #7AD1C1 #C17AD1

Split-comp.

#D1C179 #7AB6D1 #967AD1

Tetradic

#D1C179 #7AD196 #7A8AD1 #D17AB6

Monochromatic

#594F27 #A08F46 #C9BC83 #D8CFA6 #EFECDC

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