Caramel Latte Color

#8c6342

Caramel Latte is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #739cbd
Complementary Color #416a8c
Color Shade: warm red (26.76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.39% (better contrasting with white)
Caramel Latte Color Sample
Caramel Latte Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8c6342

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Caramel Latte Color. The Guitar color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rusty Gate (#af6649) for more energetic effect. Try Cinnamon Crunch as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#416a8c is the best complementary color to Caramel Latte. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8c6342 complementary color is Bismark, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spicy Mix are #8c4145 and #8c8841. Thus found on the left and right of #8c6342 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tosca and Sycamore colors as they work well with Caramel Latte.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Caramel Latte palette consists of #41468c and #418c88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#416a8c). Try Victoria and Viridian colors in combination with #8c6342, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #8c6342 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Caramel Latte. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Caramel Latte contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Goblin, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c6342 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Caramel Latte tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#416a8c) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Bismark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #418c62 and #8c416a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8c6342 is made of 46% red, 32% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Caramel Latte has a hue angle of 26.76°, a saturation of 35.92% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c6342 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 45.1% black ink.

HEX #8c6342
RGB Decimal rgb(140,99,66)
RGB Percentage 46%, 32%, 22%
CMYK 0, 16.08, 29.02, 45.1
HSL hsl(26.76,35.92%,40.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.76,52.86%,54.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.4866,12.5387,25.2409)
XYZ xyz(16.2604,14.8925,7.1718)
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