Butter Base 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 | #3d75ca |
| Complementary Color | #356dc2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.17° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Butter Base Color. The Cray 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 Acorn Spice (#b87439) for more calm effect. Try Saucy Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#356dc2 is the best complementary color to Butter Base. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c28a35 complementary color is Cerulean Blue, 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 Copper are #c24335 and #b3c235. Thus found on the left and right of #c28a35 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Earls Green colors as they work well with Butter Base.
The split-complementary Butter Base palette consists of #4335c2 and #35b3c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#356dc2). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #c28a35, 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 #c28a35 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 Butter Base. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Butter Base contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean Blue, Apple, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #c28a35 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. Butter Base tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#356dc2) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Cerulean Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #35c28a and #c2356d.
In a RGB color space, hex #c28a35 is made of 50% red, 36% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Butter Base has a hue angle of 36.17°, a saturation of 57.09% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c28a35 is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 55.3% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #c28a35 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,138,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 36%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.96, 55.3, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(36.17,57.09%,48.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.17,72.68%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.5707,13.4036,51.9242) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9792,29.9033,7.4546) |