Caramel (BEA255) — 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 #BEA255

RGB rgb(190, 162, 85)

HSL hsl(44°, 45%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:55% K:25%

Luminance 0.3813

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.47:1

Aa — #BEA255

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.49:1

Aa — #BEA255

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BEA255 #5571BE

Analogous

#BE6E55 #BEA255 #A6BE55

Triadic

#BEA255 #55BEA2 #A255BE

Split-comp.

#BEA255 #55A6BE #6E55BE

Tetradic

#BEA255 #55BE6E #5571BE #BE55A6

Monochromatic

#302A17 #756538 #B39D61 #C3B283 #DCD2B7

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