Caramel (B9A04C) — 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 #B9A04C

RGB rgb(185, 160, 76)

HSL hsl(46°, 44%, 51%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:59% K:27%

Luminance 0.3665

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.56:1

Aa — #B9A04C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.2:1

Aa — #B9A04C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B9A04C #4B65B9

Analogous

#B9684B #B9A04C #9CB94B

Triadic

#B9A04C #4BB99F #9F4BB9

Split-comp.

#B9A04C #4B9CB9 #684BB9

Tetradic

#B9A04C #4BB968 #4B65B9 #B94B9C

Monochromatic

#262113 #6A5D34 #AD9958 #BDAE7A #D7CDAD

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