Caramel (BA896E) — 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 #BA896E

RGB rgb(186, 137, 110)

HSL hsl(21°, 36%, 58%)

CMYK C:0% M:26% Y:41% K:27%

Luminance 0.2999

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.05:1

Aa — #BA896E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.89:1

Aa — #BA896E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BA896E #6D9FBA

Analogous

#BA6D79 #BA896E #BAAF6D

Triadic

#BA896E #6DBA88 #886DBA

Split-comp.

#BA896E #6DBAAF #6D79BA

Tetradic

#BA896E #79BA6D #6D9FBA #AF6DBA

Monochromatic

#3A2A22 #7A5948 #B08C78 #C3A798 #DFD0C8

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