Salted Caramel Color

#ebb367

Salted Caramel is calm, 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 #144c98
Complementary Color #679feb
Color Shade: orange (34.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.27% (better contrasting with white)
Salted Caramel Color Sample
Salted Caramel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ebb367

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Salted Caramel Color. The Amiable Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sprouted (#f3d48b) for more energetic effect. Try Pumpkin Toast as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#679feb is the best complementary color to Salted 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 #ebb367 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Porsche are #eb7167 and #e1eb67. Thus found on the left and right of #ebb367 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burnt Sienna and Manz colors as they work well with Salted Caramel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Salted Caramel palette consists of #7067eb and #67e1eb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#679feb). Try Cornflower Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #ebb367, 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 #ebb367 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 Salted Caramel. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Salted Caramel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #ebb367 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Salted Caramel tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#679feb) and two others. The Turquoise Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #67ebb3 and #eb679e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ebb367 is made of 45% red, 35% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Salted Caramel has a hue angle of 34.55°, a saturation of 76.74% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ebb367 is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 51.77% yellow and 7.84% black ink.

HEX #ebb367
RGB Decimal rgb(235,179,103)
RGB Percentage 45%, 35%, 20%
CMYK 0, 21.96, 51.77, 7.84
HSL hsl(34.55,76.74%,66.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.55,56.17%,92.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.6073,11.9319,46.2276)
XYZ xyz(52.8292,50.8816,19.8687)
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