Caramel (BBA996) — 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 #BBA996

RGB rgb(187, 169, 150)

HSL hsl(31°, 21%, 66%)

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

Luminance 0.4192

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.28:1

Aa — #BBA996

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.23:1

Aa — #BBA996

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BBA996 #96A8BB

Analogous

#BB9796 #BBA996 #BABB96

Triadic

#BBA996 #96BBA9 #A996BB

Split-comp.

#BBA996 #96BABB #9796BB

Tetradic

#BBA996 #96BB97 #96A8BB #BB96BA

Monochromatic

#4A433B #827668 #B2A99F #C9C2BB #EBE8E6

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