Caramel (BCAA57) — 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 #BCAA57

RGB rgb(188, 170, 87)

HSL hsl(49°, 43%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:54% K:26%

Luminance 0.4086

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.33:1

Aa — #BCAA57

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.03:1

Aa — #BCAA57

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BCAA57 #576ABC

Analogous

#BC7757 #BCAA57 #9CBC57

Triadic

#BCAA57 #57BCAA #AA57BC

Split-comp.

#BCAA57 #579CBC #7757BC

Tetradic

#BCAA57 #57BC77 #576ABC #BC579C

Monochromatic

#2F2B18 #73693A #B0A263 #C1B685 #DBD5B8

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