Caramel Infused Color

#cc7755

Caramel Infused 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 #38a
Complementary Color #54aacc
Color Shade: warm red (17.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.67% (better contrasting with white)
Caramel Infused Color Sample
Caramel Infused Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc7755

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Caramel Infused Color. The Pumpkin Patch 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 Cinnamon Stone (#c9543a) for more energetic effect. Try Italian Clay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#54aacc is the best complementary color to Caramel Infused. 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 #c75 complementary color is Shakespeare, 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 White are #cc546e and #ccb254. Thus found on the left and right of #c75 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Sundance colors as they work well with Caramel Infused.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Caramel Infused palette consists of #546ecc and #54ccb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54aacc). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #c75, 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 #c75 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 Infused. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Caramel Infused contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shakespeare, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c75 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. Caramel Infused tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#54aacc) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Shakespeare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #54cc76 and #cc54a9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc7755 is made of 50% red, 29% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Caramel Infused has a hue angle of 17.14°, a saturation of 53.85% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc7755 is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc7755
RGB Decimal rgb(204,119,85)
RGB Percentage 50%, 29%, 21%
CMYK 0, 33.33, 46.67, 20
HSL hsl(17.14,53.85%,56.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.14,58.33%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.6834,30.0009,32.8782)
XYZ xyz(33.1384,26.6869,11.9988)
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