Caramel (BA8A5A) — 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 #BA8A5A

RGB rgb(186, 138, 90)

HSL hsl(30°, 41%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:26% Y:52% K:27%

Luminance 0.2988

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.06:1

Aa — #BA8A5A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.87:1

Aa — #BA8A5A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BA8A5A #5A8ABA

Analogous

#BA5A5A #BA8A5A #BABA5A

Triadic

#BA8A5A #5ABA8A #8A5ABA

Split-comp.

#BA8A5A #5ABABA #5A5ABA

Tetradic

#BA8A5A #5ABA5A #5A8ABA #BA5ABA

Monochromatic

#2F2419 #72573C #AE8A65 #C0A387 #DAC9B9

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