Caramel (BEA155) — 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 #BEA155

RGB rgb(190, 161, 85)

HSL hsl(43°, 45%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:55% K:25%

Luminance 0.3778

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.49:1

Aa — #BEA155

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.42:1

Aa — #BEA155

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BEA155 #5573BE

Analogous

#BE6C55 #BEA155 #A8BE55

Triadic

#BEA155 #55BEA1 #A155BE

Split-comp.

#BEA155 #55A8BE #6C55BE

Tetradic

#BEA155 #55BE6C #5573BE #BE55A8

Monochromatic

#302917 #756438 #B39B61 #C3B183 #DCD2B7

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