Caramel Bar 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 | #3379ab |
| Complementary Color | #539acc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Caramel Bar Color. The Fresh Acorn color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Winter Sunset (#ca6636) for more energetic effect. Try Ebony Lips as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#539acc is the best complementary color to Caramel Bar. 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 #cc8654 complementary color is Danube, 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 Tussock are #cc535d and #ccc253. Thus found on the left and right of #cc8654 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Turmeric colors as they work well with Caramel Bar.
The split-complementary Caramel Bar palette consists of #535dcc and #53ccc2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#539acc). Try Indigo and Downy colors in combination with #cc8654, 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 #cc8654 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 Bar. Thus Amethyst and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caramel Bar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #cc8654 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 Bar tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#539acc) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #53cc86 and #cc539a.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc8654 is made of 48% red, 32% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Caramel Bar has a hue angle of 25°, a saturation of 54.05% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc8654 is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 47.06% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc8654 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,134,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 32%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.45, 47.06, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(25,54.05%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25,58.82%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.1069,21.8075,37.6358) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0272,30.5277,12.4338) |