Caramel (BA9546) — 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 #BA9546

RGB rgb(186, 149, 70)

HSL hsl(41°, 46%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:62% K:27%

Luminance 0.3297

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.81:1

Aa — #BA9546

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.48:1

Aa — #BA9546

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BA9546 #456ABA

Analogous

#BA5A45 #BA9546 #A5BA45

Triadic

#BA9546 #45BA95 #9545BA

Split-comp.

#BA9546 #45A5BA #5A45BA

Tetradic

#BA9546 #45BA5A #456ABA #BA45A5

Monochromatic

#231D10 #685731 #AD9052 #BEA674 #D6C8A8

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