Caramel Dream is soft, 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 | #479dc4 |
| Complementary Color | #3a90b8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Caramel Dream Color. The Burnt Brick 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 Maple Leaf (#d17b41) for more energetic effect. Try Limonite as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3a90b8 is the best complementary color to Caramel Dream. 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 #b8623b complementary color is Boston Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brown Rust are #b83a52 and #b8a03a. Thus found on the left and right of #b8623b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Night Shadz and Roti colors as they work well with Caramel Dream.
The split-complementary Caramel Dream palette consists of #3a52b8 and #3ab8a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a90b8). Try Governor Bay and Keppel colors in combination with #b8623b, 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 #b8623b 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 Dream. Thus Purple Heart and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caramel Dream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8623b square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Caramel Dream tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3a90b8) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3ab861 and #b83a90.
In a RGB color space, hex #b8623b is made of 54% red, 29% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Caramel Dream has a hue angle of 18.72°, a saturation of 51.44% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8623b is made of 0% cyan, 33.73% magenta, 49.02% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b8623b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,98,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 29%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 33.73, 49.02, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(18.72,51.44%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.72,67.93%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.9685,31.3779,37.1456) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9243,19.2415,6.538) |