Caramel (D09E80) — 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 #D09E80

RGB rgb(208, 158, 128)

HSL hsl(23°, 46%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:38% K:18%

Luminance 0.4012

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.36:1

Aa — #D09E80

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.88:1

Aa — #D09E80

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D09E80 #80B2D0

Analogous

#D0808A #D09E80 #D0C780

Triadic

#D09E80 #80D09F #9F80D0

Split-comp.

#D09E80 #80D0C7 #808AD0

Tetradic

#D09E80 #8AD080 #80B2D0 #C780D0

Monochromatic

#5A3D2A #A06B4B #C8A189 #D8BDAC #F0E6E0

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