#D58A37Caramelise (#D58A37) is a light, saturated orange with an OKLCH hue of 65°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.132. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #D58A37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 138, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 65%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 74%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35%, 74%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(63.8 21.7 54.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.696 0.132 65) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Caramelise shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d8852f — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#da8a33 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#d58a37 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d58b39 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Caramelise in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.79:1 and against black 7.52:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffefe0 · #feb975 · #d58a37 · #ae6b17 · #804a00 · #532e00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#d6c373 · #d6a851 · #d58a37 · #c67243 · #b25e4d · #9a4d52
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b9c392 · #d58a37 · #ad6f2c · #5e6a00 · #673a00 · #2b3100
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffdcbc · #d2bba6 · #d58a37 · #2382c5 · #775533 · #503a24
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f3fe · #d58a37 · #8e7f72 · #484f56 · #2a1d0f · #000103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e9f3fc · #c1ccd6 · #94a1ad · #1c2c39 · #000a17 · #d58a37
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5d9b4 · #d58a37 · #a77d75 · #1f778f · #29324f · #051312
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#addede · #d58a37 · #698f9c · #545cbe · #342d44 · #230604
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d5fbf5 · #d58a37 · #07968a · #5f3687 · #2d0749 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#defae6 · #d58a37 · #479565 · #005284 · #3c0034 · #000614
#DE9B57 · #E7AC73 · #EFBD8E · #F8CEA8 · #FFE0C3
#B26F21 · #905504 · #6D3E00 · #4B2900 · #2C1500
#CA8F54 · #BF946B · #B3987E
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.