Caramel (D5C5AA) — 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 #D5C5AA

RGB rgb(213, 197, 170)

HSL hsl(38°, 34%, 75%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:20% K:16%

Luminance 0.5781

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.69:1

Aa — #D5C5AA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.4:1

Aa — #D5C5AA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D5C5AA #AAB9D5

Analogous

#D5AFAA #D5C5AA #CFD5AA

Triadic

#D5C5AA #AAD5C5 #C5AAD5

Split-comp.

#D5C5AA #AACFD5 #AFAAD5

Tetradic

#D5C5AA #AAD5AF #AAB9D5 #D5AACF

Monochromatic

#6F5F44 #A89471 #CFC3B0 #E2DBD0 #FFFFFF

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