Caramel (BDAA56) — 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 #BDAA56

RGB rgb(189, 170, 86)

HSL hsl(49°, 44%, 54%)

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

Luminance 0.4097

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.32:1

Aa — #BDAA56

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.05:1

Aa — #BDAA56

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BDAA56 #5669BD

Analogous

#BD7756 #BDAA56 #9DBD56

Triadic

#BDAA56 #56BDAA #AA56BD

Split-comp.

#BDAA56 #569DBD #7756BD

Tetradic

#BDAA56 #56BD77 #5669BD #BD569D

Monochromatic

#302B18 #746939 #B2A362 #C2B784 #DCD5B7

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