Caramel (BE9254) — 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 #BE9254

RGB rgb(190, 146, 84)

HSL hsl(35°, 45%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:56% K:25%

Luminance 0.3273

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.83:1

Aa — #BE9254

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.43:1

Aa — #BE9254

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BE9254 #5581BE

Analogous

#BE5E55 #BE9254 #B6BE55

Triadic

#BE9254 #55BE92 #9255BE

Split-comp.

#BE9254 #55B6BE #5E55BE

Tetradic

#BE9254 #55BE5E #5581BE #BE55B6

Monochromatic

#302617 #755C38 #B39161 #C3A983 #DCCDB7

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