Caramel (B8AA73) — 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 #B8AA73

RGB rgb(184, 170, 115)

HSL hsl(48°, 33%, 59%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:38% K:28%

Luminance 0.4093

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.32:1

Aa — #B8AA73

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.04:1

Aa — #B8AA73

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B8AA73 #7482B9

Analogous

#B98974 #B8AA73 #A4B974

Triadic

#B8AA73 #74B9AB #AB74B9

Split-comp.

#B8AA73 #74A4B9 #8974B9

Tetradic

#B8AA73 #74B989 #7482B9 #B974A4

Monochromatic

#3C3725 #7A714D #AEA57E #C2BB9E #E0DCCD

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