Caramel (D5C199) — 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 #D5C199

RGB rgb(213, 193, 153)

HSL hsl(40°, 42%, 72%)

CMYK C:0% M:9% Y:28% K:16%

Luminance 0.5541

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.76:1

Aa — #D5C199

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.92:1

Aa — #D5C199

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D5C199 #9AAED6

Analogous

#D6A49A #D5C199 #CCD69A

Triadic

#D5C199 #9AD6C2 #C29AD6

Split-comp.

#D5C199 #9ACCD6 #A49AD6

Tetradic

#D5C199 #9AD6A4 #9AAED6 #D69ACC

Monochromatic

#6C5A37 #AC925D #CEBFA1 #E0D6C2 #FAF8F5

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