Caramel (BA9564) — 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 #BA9564

RGB rgb(186, 149, 100)

HSL hsl(34°, 38%, 56%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:46% K:27%

Luminance 0.3347

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.77:1

Aa — #BA9564

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.57:1

Aa — #BA9564

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BA9564 #6489B9

Analogous

#B96A64 #BA9564 #B4B964

Triadic

#BA9564 #64B994 #9464B9

Split-comp.

#BA9564 #64B4B9 #6A64B9

Tetradic

#BA9564 #64B96A #6489B9 #B964B4

Monochromatic

#342A1D #765F42 #AE936F #C1AC90 #DCD0C1

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