Caramel Milk is pale, 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 | #223d7c |
| Complementary Color | #839ddd |
| Color Shade: | orange (42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Caramel Milk Color. The Workbench color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Root Beer Float (#cfa46b) for more calm effect. Try Wonton Dumpling as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#839ddd is the best complementary color to Caramel Milk. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddc283 complementary color is Chetwode Blue, 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 Calico are #dd9483 and #cbdd83. Thus found on the left and right of #ddc283 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burning Sand and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Caramel Milk.
The split-complementary Caramel Milk palette consists of #9483dd and #83cbdd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#839ddd). Try Chetwode Blue and Bermuda colors in combination with #ddc283, 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 #ddc283 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 Milk. Thus Lavender and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caramel Milk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chetwode Blue, Granny Smith Apple, and Shocking split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddc283 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 Milk tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#839ddd) and two others. The Bermuda is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Charm – 120° from the complementary Chetwode Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #83ddc2 and #dd839d.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddc283 is made of 40% red, 36% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Caramel Milk has a hue angle of 42°, a saturation of 56.96% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddc283 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 35.3% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddc283 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,194,131) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 36%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 35.3, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(42,56.96%,69.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42,40.72%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.3824,0.9483,35.1852) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2073,55.5944,29.3992) |