Caramel (BBAA95) — 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 #BBAA95

RGB rgb(187, 170, 149)

HSL hsl(33°, 22%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:9% Y:20% K:27%

Luminance 0.4227

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.26:1

Aa — #BBAA95

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.3:1

Aa — #BBAA95

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BBAA95 #95A6BB

Analogous

#BB9795 #BBAA95 #B9BB95

Triadic

#BBAA95 #95BBAA #AA95BB

Split-comp.

#BBAA95 #95B9BB #9795BB

Tetradic

#BBAA95 #95BB97 #95A6BB #BB95B9

Monochromatic

#4A433A #837767 #B3A99E #C9C3BA #EBE8E5

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