Caramel (DDC4B0) — 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 #DDC4B0

RGB rgb(221, 196, 176)

HSL hsl(27°, 40%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:20% K:13%

Luminance 0.588

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.67:1

Aa — #DDC4B0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.6:1

Aa — #DDC4B0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDC4B0 #B0C9DD

Analogous

#DDB0B3 #DDC4B0 #DDDBB0

Triadic

#DDC4B0 #B0DDC5 #C5B0DD

Split-comp.

#DDC4B0 #B0DDDB #B0B3DD

Tetradic

#DDC4B0 #B3DDB0 #B0C9DD #DBB0DD

Monochromatic

#7E5E44 #B49174 #D8C5B6 #EADFD7 #FFFFFF

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