Caramel (BC9E72) — 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 #BC9E72

RGB rgb(188, 158, 114)

HSL hsl(36°, 36%, 59%)

CMYK C:0% M:16% Y:39% K:26%

Luminance 0.3705

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.54:1

Aa — #BC9E72

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.27:1

Aa — #BC9E72

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BC9E72 #718FBC

Analogous

#BC7871 #BC9E72 #B5BC71

Triadic

#BC9E72 #71BC9E #9E71BC

Split-comp.

#BC9E72 #71B5BC #7871BC

Tetradic

#BC9E72 #71BC78 #718FBC #BC71B5

Monochromatic

#3D3324 #7D694A #B29C7B #C5B49B #E1D8CC

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