Caramel (DCC6B2) — 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 #DCC6B2

RGB rgb(220, 198, 178)

HSL hsl(29°, 38%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:19% K:14%

Luminance 0.5963

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.65:1

Aa — #DCC6B2

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.76:1

Aa — #DCC6B2

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DCC6B2 #B2C8DC

Analogous

#DCB2B2 #DCC6B2 #DCDCB2

Triadic

#DCC6B2 #B2DCC6 #C6B2DC

Split-comp.

#DCC6B2 #B2DCDC #B2B2DC

Tetradic

#DCC6B2 #B2DCB2 #B2C8DC #DCB2DC

Monochromatic

#7C6046 #B29376 #D7C6B7 #E9E0D8 #FFFFFF

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