Light Caramel is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #5c757c |
| Complementary Color | #839ba3 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Caramel Color. The Smokey Claret color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Burlwood (#9b716b) for more energetic effect. Try Cool Lavender as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#839ba3 is the best complementary color to Light Caramel. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a38a83 complementary color is Granny Smith, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pharlap are #a3838b and #a39a83. Thus found on the left and right of #a38a83 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Tallow colors as they work well with Light Caramel.
The split-complementary Light Caramel palette consists of #838ba3 and #83a39a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#839ba3). Try Manatee and Granny Smith colors in combination with #a38a83, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #a38a83 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Light Caramel. Thus Manatee and Envy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Caramel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Granny Smith, Amulet, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #a38a83 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Light Caramel tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#839ba3) and two others. The Envy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Granny Smith. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #83a38a and #a3839b.
In a RGB color space, hex #a38a83 is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Light Caramel has a hue angle of 13.13°, a saturation of 14.81% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a38a83 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #a38a83 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,138,131) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.8, 12.55, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(13.13,14.81%,57.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.13,19.63%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.5276,8.2851,7.2486) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2895,27.6022,25.3095) |