Caramel (BD9D56) — 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 #BD9D56

RGB rgb(189, 157, 86)

HSL hsl(41°, 44%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:54% K:26%

Luminance 0.3627

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.59:1

Aa — #BD9D56

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.12:1

Aa — #BD9D56

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BD9D56 #5677BD

Analogous

#BD6956 #BD9D56 #AABD56

Triadic

#BD9D56 #56BD9D #9D56BD

Split-comp.

#BD9D56 #56AABD #6956BD

Tetradic

#BD9D56 #56BD69 #5677BD #BD56AA

Monochromatic

#302818 #746239 #B29862 #C2AF84 #DCD0B7

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