Caramel Coating 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 | #48e |
| Complementary Color | #1054bb |
| Color Shade: | orange (36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Caramel Coating Color. The Cobre color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Brusque Brown (#cc6611) for more energetic effect. Try Cinnamon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1054bb is the best complementary color to Caramel Coating. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b71 complementary color is Denim, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #bb2210 and #aabb10. Thus found on the left and right of #b71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thunderbird and La Rioja colors as they work well with Caramel Coating.
The split-complementary Caramel Coating palette consists of #2110bb and #10a9bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1054bb). Try Torea Bay and Eastern Blue colors in combination with #b71, 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 #b71 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 Coating. Thus Purple and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caramel Coating contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Denim, Malachite, and Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b71 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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 Coating tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1054bb) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jazzberry Jam – 120° from the complementary Denim. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #10bb77 and #bb1054.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb7711 is made of 58% red, 37% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Caramel Coating has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 83.33% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb7711 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 66.66% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb7711 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,119,17) |
| RGB Percentage | 58%, 37%, 5% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.66, 66.66, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(36,83.33%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36,90.91%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.8859,19.6062,59.2144) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1915,23.7989,3.6908) |