Caramel (DAC3B4) — 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 #DAC3B4

RGB rgb(218, 195, 180)

HSL hsl(24°, 34%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:17% K:15%

Luminance 0.5805

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.69:1

Aa — #DAC3B4

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.45:1

Aa — #DAC3B4

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DAC3B4 #B4CBDA

Analogous

#DAB4B8 #DAC3B4 #DAD6B4

Triadic

#DAC3B4 #B4DAC3 #C3B4DA

Split-comp.

#DAC3B4 #B4DAD6 #B4B8DA

Tetradic

#DAC3B4 #B8DAB4 #B4CBDA #D6B4DA

Monochromatic

#785C4A #AE8F7A #D4C4B9 #E8DFD9 #FFFFFF

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