Caramelized Orange is soft, 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 | #106db5 |
| Complementary Color | #4aa6ef |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Caramelized Orange Color. The Debrito color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Jambalaya (#f7b572) for more energetic effect. Try Lava Lamp as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4aa6ef is the best complementary color to Caramelized Orange. 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 #ef924a complementary color is Picton Blue, 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 Jaffa are #ef4a54 and #efe44a. Thus found on the left and right of #ef924a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation and Starship colors as they work well with Caramelized Orange.
The split-complementary Caramelized Orange palette consists of #4a54ef and #4aefe4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4aa6ef). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #ef924a, 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 #ef924a 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 Caramelized Orange. Thus Medium Purple and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caramelized Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ef924a 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. Caramelized Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4aa6ef) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4aef92 and #ef4aa6.
In a RGB color space, hex #ef924a is made of 52% red, 32% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Caramelized Orange has a hue angle of 26.18°, a saturation of 83.76% and a lightness of 61.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ef924a is made of 0% cyan, 36.48% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #ef924a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,146,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 32%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 36.48, 64.71, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(26.18,83.76%,61.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.18,69.04%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.0421,29.1393,51.8097) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1115,39.4029,11.601) |