Caramel (BAAE97) — 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 #BAAE97

RGB rgb(186, 174, 151)

HSL hsl(39°, 20%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:6% Y:19% K:27%

Luminance 0.4375

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.19:1

Aa — #BAAE97

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.59:1

Aa — #BAAE97

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BAAE97 #97A3BA

Analogous

#BA9C97 #BAAE97 #B4BA97

Triadic

#BAAE97 #97BAAE #AE97BA

Split-comp.

#BAAE97 #97B4BA #9C97BA

Tetradic

#BAAE97 #97BA9C #97A3BA #BA97B4

Monochromatic

#49443C #81796A #B1ABA0 #C8C4BC #EAE9E6

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