Caramel (B8AE99) — 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 #B8AE99

RGB rgb(184, 174, 153)

HSL hsl(41°, 18%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:5% Y:17% K:28%

Luminance 0.4357

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.2:1

Aa — #B8AE99

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.55:1

Aa — #B8AE99

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B8AE99 #99A3B8

Analogous

#B89E99 #B8AE99 #B2B899

Triadic

#B8AE99 #99B8AE #AE99B8

Split-comp.

#B8AE99 #99B2B8 #9E99B8

Tetradic

#B8AE99 #99B89E #99A3B8 #B899B2

Monochromatic

#48443D #7F796C #AFABA1 #C7C4BD #EAE9E6

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