Caramel (BCA857) — 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 #BCA857

RGB rgb(188, 168, 87)

HSL hsl(48°, 43%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:54% K:26%

Luminance 0.4011

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.37:1

Aa — #BCA857

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.88:1

Aa — #BCA857

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BCA857 #576BBC

Analogous

#BC7657 #BCA857 #9EBC57

Triadic

#BCA857 #57BCA8 #A857BC

Split-comp.

#BCA857 #579EBC #7657BC

Tetradic

#BCA857 #57BC76 #576BBC #BC579E

Monochromatic

#2F2B18 #73683A #B0A163 #C1B585 #DBD4B8

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