Caramel Candy is calm, 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 | #4c8ea2 |
| Complementary Color | #5d9eb3 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Caramel Candy Color. The Roycroft Rose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chutney (#98594b) for more calm effect. Try Toki Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5d9eb3 is the best complementary color to Caramel Candy. 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 #b3715d complementary color is Hippie Blue, 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 Santa Fe are #b35d73 and #b39c5d. Thus found on the left and right of #b3715d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Teak colors as they work well with Caramel Candy.
The split-complementary Caramel Candy palette consists of #5d73b3 and #5db39c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d9eb3). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #b3715d, 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 #b3715d 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 Caramel Candy. Thus Blue Violet and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caramel Candy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Chelsea Cucumber, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3715d 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. Caramel Candy tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#5d9eb3) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5db371 and #b35d9e.
In a RGB color space, hex #b3715d is made of 46% red, 29% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Caramel Candy has a hue angle of 13.95°, a saturation of 36.13% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3715d is made of 0% cyan, 25.89% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #b3715d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,113,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 29%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.89, 33.73, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(13.95,36.13%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.95,48.04%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.222,23.8435,21.981) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4713,22.1843,13.2427) |