Caramel (BC954D) — 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 #BC954D

RGB rgb(188, 149, 77)

HSL hsl(39°, 45%, 52%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:59% K:26%

Luminance 0.3332

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.78:1

Aa — #BC954D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.54:1

Aa — #BC954D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BC954D #4E74BC

Analogous

#BC5E4E #BC954D #ABBC4E

Triadic

#BC954D #4EBC95 #954EBC

Split-comp.

#BC954D #4EABBC #5E4EBC

Tetradic

#BC954D #4EBC5E #4E74BC #BC4EAB

Monochromatic

#292214 #6E5A35 #AF915A #C0A87C #D9CBB0

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