Caramel (D6B396) — 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 #D6B396

RGB rgb(214, 179, 150)

HSL hsl(27°, 44%, 71%)

CMYK C:0% M:16% Y:30% K:16%

Luminance 0.4954

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.95:1

Aa — #D6B396

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.75:1

Aa — #D6B396

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D6B396 #95B8D6

Analogous

#D69598 #D6B396 #D6D295

Triadic

#D6B396 #95D6B2 #B295D6

Split-comp.

#D6B396 #95D6D2 #9598D6

Tetradic

#D6B396 #98D695 #95B8D6 #D295D6

Monochromatic

#6A4C34 #AD7E58 #CEB39C #DFCDBE #F8F4F1

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