Caramel (BC9057) — 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 #BC9057

RGB rgb(188, 144, 87)

HSL hsl(34°, 43%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:54% K:26%

Luminance 0.3189

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.89:1

Aa — #BC9057

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.27:1

Aa — #BC9057

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BC9057 #5783BC

Analogous

#BC5E57 #BC9057 #B5BC57

Triadic

#BC9057 #57BC90 #9057BC

Split-comp.

#BC9057 #57B5BC #5E57BC

Tetradic

#BC9057 #57BC5E #5783BC #BC57B5

Monochromatic

#2F2518 #735B3A #B08F63 #C1A785 #DBCCB8

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