Caramel (DAC4B4) — 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 #DAC4B4

RGB rgb(218, 196, 180)

HSL hsl(25°, 34%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:17% K:15%

Luminance 0.585

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.68:1

Aa — #DAC4B4

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.54:1

Aa — #DAC4B4

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DAC4B4 #B4CADA

Analogous

#DAB4B7 #DAC4B4 #DAD7B4

Triadic

#DAC4B4 #B4DAC4 #C4B4DA

Split-comp.

#DAC4B4 #B4DAD7 #B4B7DA

Tetradic

#DAC4B4 #B7DAB4 #B4CADA #D7B4DA

Monochromatic

#785D4A #AE907A #D4C5B9 #E8DFD9 #FFFFFF

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