Caramel (BA9E59) — 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 #BA9E59

RGB rgb(186, 158, 89)

HSL hsl(43°, 41%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:52% K:27%

Luminance 0.3628

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.59:1

Aa — #BA9E59

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.12:1

Aa — #BA9E59

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BA9E59 #5A75BA

Analogous

#BA6E5A #BA9E59 #A5BA5A

Triadic

#BA9E59 #5ABA9F #9F5ABA

Split-comp.

#BA9E59 #5AA5BA #6E5ABA

Tetradic

#BA9E59 #5ABA6E #5A75BA #BA5AA5

Monochromatic

#2F2819 #72623C #AE9965 #C0B087 #DAD1B9

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