Caramel (DCC6AF) — 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 #DCC6AF

RGB rgb(220, 198, 175)

HSL hsl(31°, 39%, 77%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:20% K:14%

Luminance 0.5951

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.65:1

Aa — #DCC6AF

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.74:1

Aa — #DCC6AF

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DCC6AF #ADC4DB

Analogous

#DBAEAD #DCC6AF #DADBAD

Triadic

#DCC6AF #ADDBC5 #C5ADDB

Split-comp.

#DCC6AF #ADDADB #AEADDB

Tetradic

#DCC6AF #ADDBAE #ADC4DB #DBADDA

Monochromatic

#7A5F43 #B19272 #D5C5B3 #E7DED4 #FFFFFF

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