Orange Caramel 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 | #216ab4 |
| Complementary Color | #4a93de |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Caramel Color. The Crushed Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Citrus Blast (#e1793a) for more energetic effect. Try Brass Buttons as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4a93de is the best complementary color to Orange Caramel. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #de954b complementary color is Havelock 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 Di Serria are #de4b4a and #ddde4a. Thus found on the left and right of #de954b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Valencia and Wattle colors as they work well with Orange Caramel.
The split-complementary Orange Caramel palette consists of #4b4ade and #4addde colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a93de). Try Royal Blue and Viking colors in combination with #de954b, 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 #de954b 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 Orange Caramel. Thus Medium Purple and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange Caramel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #de954b 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. Orange Caramel tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4a93de) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cranberry – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4ade95 and #de4a93.
In a RGB color space, hex #de954b is made of 50% red, 33% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Caramel has a hue angle of 30.2°, a saturation of 69.01% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #de954b is made of 0% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 57.65% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #de954b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(222,149,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 33%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 28.63, 57.65, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(30.2,69.01%,58.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.2,66.22%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.6746,20.5992,49.2373) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1416,37.5325,11.68) |