Caramel (BEA179) — 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 #BEA179

RGB rgb(190, 161, 121)

HSL hsl(35°, 35%, 61%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:36% K:25%

Luminance 0.3853

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.45:1

Aa — #BEA179

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.56:1

Aa — #BEA179

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BEA179 #7996BE

Analogous

#BE7F79 #BEA179 #B9BE79

Triadic

#BEA179 #79BEA1 #A179BE

Split-comp.

#BEA179 #79B9BE #7F79BE

Tetradic

#BEA179 #79BE7F #7996BE #BE79B9

Monochromatic

#433828 #836D4E #B4A083 #C8B8A3 #E4DDD2

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