Buttered Rum Color

#a1750d

Buttered Rum is soft, 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 #5e8af2
Complementary Color #0d38a1
Color Shade: orange (42.16° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.12% (better contrasting with white)
Buttered Rum Color Sample
Buttered Rum Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a1750d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Buttered Rum Color. The Reno 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 saturated alternative called Cobra Leather (#b08e08) for more energetic effect. Try Captain Kirk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#0d38a1 is the best complementary color to Buttered Rum. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a1750d complementary color is Torea Bay, 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 Buttered Rum are #a12b0d and #83a10d. Thus found on the left and right of #a1750d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tabasco and Christi colors as they work well with Buttered Rum.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Buttered Rum palette consists of #2a0da1 and #0d83a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0d38a1). Try Blue Gem and Blue Chill colors in combination with #a1750d, 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 #a1750d 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 Buttered Rum. Thus Purple and Gossamer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Buttered Rum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Torea Bay, Salem, and Violet Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1750d 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. Buttered Rum tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#0d38a1) and two others. The Gossamer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shiraz – 120° from the complementary Torea Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0da175 and #a10d38.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a1750d is made of 55% red, 40% green and 4% blue. In a HSL mode Buttered Rum has a hue angle of 42.16°, a saturation of 85.06% and a lightness of 34.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1750d is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 58.04% yellow and 36.86% black ink.

HEX #a1750d
RGB Decimal rgb(161,117,13)
RGB Percentage 55%, 40%, 4%
CMYK 0, 17.26, 58.04, 36.86
HSL hsl(42.16,85.06%,34.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.16,91.93%,63.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.2068,8.9078,55.9369)
XYZ xyz(21.1319,20.3287,3.1908)
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