Caramel (BDB088) — 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 #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #BDB088

RGB rgb(189, 176, 136)

HSL hsl(45°, 29%, 64%)

CMYK C:0% M:7% Y:28% K:26%

Luminance 0.4445

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.16:1

Aa — #BDB088

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.73:1

Aa — #BDB088

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BDB088 #8996BE

Analogous

#BE9689 #BDB088 #B1BE89

Triadic

#BDB088 #89BEB1 #B189BE

Split-comp.

#BDB088 #89B1BE #9689BE

Tetradic

#BDB088 #89BE96 #8996BE #BE89B1

Monochromatic

#494332 #867B5B #B5AC92 #C9C3B0 #E8E6DE

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