Caramel (BE9455) — 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 #BE9455

RGB rgb(190, 148, 85)

HSL hsl(36°, 45%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:22% Y:55% K:25%

Luminance 0.3338

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.78:1

Aa — #BE9455

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.56:1

Aa — #BE9455

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BE9455 #557FBE

Analogous

#BE5F55 #BE9455 #B4BE55

Triadic

#BE9455 #55BE94 #9455BE

Split-comp.

#BE9455 #55B4BE #5F55BE

Tetradic

#BE9455 #55BE5F #557FBE #BE55B4

Monochromatic

#302617 #755D38 #B39261 #C3AA83 #DCCDB7

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