Caramelized Color

#ba947f

Caramelized is pale, 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 #456b80
Complementary Color #7fa4ba
Color Shade: warm red (21.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 61.37% (better contrasting with white)
Caramelized Color Sample
Caramelized Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ba947f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Caramelized Color. The Chutney Brown 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 soft alternative called Familiar Beige (#cab3a0) for more calm effect. Try Sawshark as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7fa4ba is the best complementary color to Caramelized. 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 #ba947f complementary color is Nepal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brandy Rose are #ba7f87 and #bab17f. Thus found on the left and right of #ba947f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Mongoose colors as they work well with Caramelized.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Caramelized palette consists of #7f87ba and #7fbab1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7fa4ba). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #ba947f, 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 #ba947f 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 Caramelized. Thus Lavender Purple and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Caramelized contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Olivine, and Purple Mountain's Majesty split by 90° on the color wheel. #ba947f square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Caramelized tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7fa4ba) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7fba94 and #ba7fa4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ba947f is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Caramelized has a hue angle of 21.36°, a saturation of 29.95% and a lightness of 61.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ba947f is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 27.06% black ink.

HEX #ba947f
RGB Decimal rgb(186,148,127)
RGB Percentage 40%, 32%, 28%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 23.14, 27.06
HSL hsl(21.36,29.95%,61.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(21.36,31.72%,72.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.2832,11.2055,16.525)
XYZ xyz(34.6704,33.1512,24.6502)
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