Caramel (BA7D5A) — 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 #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #BA7D5A

RGB rgb(186, 125, 90)

HSL hsl(22°, 41%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:33% Y:52% K:27%

Luminance 0.2625

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.4:1

Aa — #BA7D5A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.17:1

Aa — #BA7D5A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BA7D5A #5A97BA

Analogous

#BA5A66 #BA7D5A #BAAD5A

Triadic

#BA7D5A #5ABA7D #7D5ABA

Split-comp.

#BA7D5A #5ABAAD #5A66BA

Tetradic

#BA7D5A #66BA5A #5A97BA #AD5ABA

Monochromatic

#2F2119 #72503C #AE8065 #C09C87 #DAC5B9

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