Caramel (BBA995) — 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 #BBA995

RGB rgb(187, 169, 149)

HSL hsl(32°, 22%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:20% K:27%

Luminance 0.4189

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.28:1

Aa — #BBA995

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.22:1

Aa — #BBA995

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BBA995 #95A7BB

Analogous

#BB9695 #BBA995 #BABB95

Triadic

#BBA995 #95BBAA #AA95BB

Split-comp.

#BBA995 #95BABB #9695BB

Tetradic

#BBA995 #95BB96 #95A7BB #BB95BA

Monochromatic

#4A433A #837667 #B3A99E #C9C2BA #EBE8E5

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