Caramel Swirl Color

#8f6a4f

Caramel Swirl is pale, 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 #7095b0
Complementary Color #4f738f
Color Shade: warm red (25.31° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.53% (better contrasting with white)
Caramel Swirl Color Sample
Caramel Swirl Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8f6a4f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Caramel Swirl Color. The Mournfang Brown 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 soft alternative called Toscana (#9f846b) for more calm effect. Try Tobacco Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4f738f is the best complementary color to Caramel Swirl. 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 #8f6a4f complementary color is Kashmir Blue, 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 Leather are #8f4f54 and #8f8a4f. Thus found on the left and right of #8f6a4f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Shadow colors as they work well with Caramel Swirl.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Caramel Swirl palette consists of #4f538f and #4f8f8a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f738f). Try Butterfly Bush and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #8f6a4f, 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 #8f6a4f 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 Swirl. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Caramel Swirl contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f6a4f 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 Swirl tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4f738f) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f8f6a and #8f4f73.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8f6a4f is made of 44% red, 32% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Caramel Swirl has a hue angle of 25.31°, a saturation of 28.83% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f6a4f is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 43.92% black ink.

HEX #8f6a4f
RGB Decimal rgb(143,106,79)
RGB Percentage 44%, 32%, 24%
CMYK 0, 14.51, 25.1, 43.92
HSL hsl(25.31,28.83%,43.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.31,44.76%,56.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.8954,11.1508,20.9025)
XYZ xyz(17.893,16.7122,9.6799)
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