Caramel (DACAB4) — 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 #DACAB4

RGB rgb(218, 202, 180)

HSL hsl(35°, 34%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:7% Y:17% K:15%

Luminance 0.6125

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.6:1

Aa — #DACAB4

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.09:1

Aa — #DACAB4

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DACAB4 #B4C4DA

Analogous

#DAB7B4 #DACAB4 #D7DAB4

Triadic

#DACAB4 #B4DACA #CAB4DA

Split-comp.

#DACAB4 #B4D7DA #B7B4DA

Tetradic

#DACAB4 #B4DAB7 #B4C4DA #DAB4D7

Monochromatic

#78654A #AE987A #D4C9B9 #E8E2D9 #FFFFFF

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