Caramel (BE9155) — 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 #BE9155

RGB rgb(190, 145, 85)

HSL hsl(34°, 45%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:55% K:25%

Luminance 0.3243

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.85:1

Aa — #BE9155

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.37:1

Aa — #BE9155

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BE9155 #5583BE

Analogous

#BE5C55 #BE9155 #B7BE55

Triadic

#BE9155 #55BE91 #9155BE

Split-comp.

#BE9155 #55B7BE #5C55BE

Tetradic

#BE9155 #55BE5C #5583BE #BE55B7

Monochromatic

#302517 #755B38 #B38F61 #C3A783 #DCCCB7

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