Caramel Mousse is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #1a355b |
| Complementary Color | #a4bfe4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.06% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Caramel Mousse Color. The Morocco Sand color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hidden Diary (#ede4cc) for more calm effect. Try Sphere as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a4bfe4 is the best complementary color to Caramel Mousse. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5caa4 complementary color is Regent St 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 Cashmere are #e4a9a4 and #dfe4a4. Thus found on the left and right of #e5caa4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shilo and Zombie colors as they work well with Caramel Mousse.
The split-complementary Caramel Mousse palette consists of #a9a4e4 and #a4dfe4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4bfe4). Try Dull Lavender and Morning Glory colors in combination with #e5caa4, 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 #e5caa4 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 Mousse. Thus Light Wisteria and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caramel Mousse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Chinook, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5caa4 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 Mousse tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a4bfe4) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4e4ca and #e4a4bf.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5caa4 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Caramel Mousse has a hue angle of 35.08°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5caa4 is made of 0% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #e5caa4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,202,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.58, 25.49, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(35.08,55.56%,77.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.08,28.38%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.6892,3.8535,22.4715) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.1345,61.5794,43.8385) |