Caramel (BE9C87) — 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 #BE9C87

RGB rgb(190, 156, 135)

HSL hsl(23°, 30%, 64%)

CMYK C:0% M:18% Y:29% K:25%

Luminance 0.3717

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.53:1

Aa — #BE9C87

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.29:1

Aa — #BE9C87

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BE9C87 #88AABF

Analogous

#BF888E #BE9C87 #BFB888

Triadic

#BE9C87 #88BF9D #9D88BF

Split-comp.

#BE9C87 #88BFB8 #888EBF

Tetradic

#BE9C87 #8EBF88 #88AABF #B888BF

Monochromatic

#493A31 #876B5A #B69F91 #CABAAF #E9E2DD

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