Caramel (BA7E5A) — 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 #BA7E5A

RGB rgb(186, 126, 90)

HSL hsl(23°, 41%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:52% K:27%

Luminance 0.2652

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.38:1

Aa — #BA7E5A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.22:1

Aa — #BA7E5A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BA7E5A #5A95BA

Analogous

#BA5A65 #BA7E5A #BAAF5A

Triadic

#BA7E5A #5ABA7E #7E5ABA

Split-comp.

#BA7E5A #5ABAAF #5A65BA

Tetradic

#BA7E5A #65BA5A #5A95BA #AF5ABA

Monochromatic

#2F2119 #72503C #AE8165 #C09D87 #DAC6B9

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