Caramel Color

#af6f09

Caramel is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #5090f6
Complementary Color #0849af
Color Shade: orange (36.87° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.08% (better contrasting with white)
Caramel Color Sample
Caramel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #af6f09

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Caramel Color. The Curry Powder color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Old Trail (#bb8811) for more calm effect. Try Dry Clay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#0849af is the best complementary color to Caramel. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #af6f09 complementary color is Cobalt, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mai Tai are #af1b08 and #9baf08. Thus found on the left and right of #af6f09 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Milano Red and Pistachio colors as they work well with Caramel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Caramel palette consists of #1c08af and #089baf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0849af). Try Ultramarine and Bondi Blue colors in combination with #af6f09, 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 #af6f09 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Caramel. Thus Purple and Gossamer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Caramel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cobalt, Malachite, and Violet Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #af6f09 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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 tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#0849af) and two others. The Gossamer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shiraz – 120° from the complementary Cobalt. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #08af6f and #af0849.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #af6f09 is made of 59% red, 38% green and 3% blue. In a HSL mode Caramel has a hue angle of 36.87°, a saturation of 90.22% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #af6f09 is made of 0% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 65.1% yellow and 31.37% black ink.

HEX #af6f09
RGB Decimal rgb(175,111,9)
RGB Percentage 59%, 38%, 3%
CMYK 0, 25.1, 65.1, 31.37
HSL hsl(36.87,90.22%,36.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.87,94.86%,68.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.4007,18.6007,57.6479)
XYZ xyz(23.4129,20.5026,2.9818)
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