Caramel 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 | #002250 |
| Complementary Color | #afd1ff |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.31% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Caramel Color. The Pale Pearl color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wispy White (#ffc196) for more calm effect. Try Award Winning White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#afd1ff is the best complementary color to 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 #ffddaf complementary color is Anakiwa, 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 Caramel are #ffb5af and #f9ffaf. Thus found on the left and right of #ffddaf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cornflower Lilac and Portafino colors as they work well with Caramel.
The split-complementary Caramel palette consists of #b4afff and #aff9ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afd1ff). Try Melrose and French Pass colors in combination with #ffddaf, 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 #ffddaf 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. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caramel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffddaf 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 tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#afd1ff) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cotton Candy – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afffdd and #ffafd0.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffddaf is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Caramel has a hue angle of 34.5°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 84.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffddaf is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffddaf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,221,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 31.37, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(34.5,100%,84.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.5,31.37%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.8909,5.271,26.9487) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.8343,76.068,51.2958) |