Caramel Apple is calm, 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 | #4785a6 |
| Complementary Color | #5897b8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Caramel Apple Color. The Mid Tan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pretty Parasol (#ac5d3e) for more energetic effect. Try Rust Coloured as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5897b8 is the best complementary color to Caramel Apple. 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 #b87a59 complementary color is Hippie 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 Santa Fe are #b85867 and #b8a958. Thus found on the left and right of #b87a59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Husk colors as they work well with Caramel Apple.
The split-complementary Caramel Apple palette consists of #5867b8 and #58b8a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5897b8). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #b87a59, 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 #b87a59 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 Apple. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caramel Apple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Fern, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b87a59 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 Apple tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5897b8) 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 #58b879 and #b85896.
In a RGB color space, hex #b87a59 is made of 47% red, 31% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Caramel Apple has a hue angle of 20.84°, a saturation of 40.08% and a lightness of 53.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b87a59 is made of 0% cyan, 24.32% magenta, 37.26% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b87a59 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,122,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 31%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 24.32, 37.26, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(20.84,40.08%,53.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.84,51.63%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.9101,20.5106,27.885) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5299,24.8307,12.7403) |