Butterscotch Glaze is calm, 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 | #3b7bb9 |
Complementary Color | #4586c4 |
Color Shade: | warm red (29.52° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 52.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Butterscotch Glaze Color. The Favourite Ale color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ochre Brown (#9f7b3e) for more calm effect. Try African Safari as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4586c4 is the best complementary color to Butterscotch Glaze. 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 #c48446 complementary color is Boston 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 Tussock are #c44546 and #c4c345. Thus found on the left and right of #c48446 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Turmeric colors as they work well with Butterscotch Glaze.
The split-complementary Butterscotch Glaze palette consists of #4546c4 and #45c4c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4586c4). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #c48446, 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 #c48446 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 Butterscotch Glaze. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Butterscotch Glaze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c48446 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. Butterscotch Glaze tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4586c4) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #45c484 and #c44585.
In a RGB color space, hex #c48446 is made of 49% red, 33% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Butterscotch Glaze has a hue angle of 29.52°, a saturation of 51.64% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c48446 is made of 0% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 49.41% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
HEX | #c48446 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(196,132,70) |
RGB Percentage | 49%, 33%, 18% |
CMYK | 0, 25.1, 49.41, 23.14 |
HSL | hsl(29.52,51.64%,52.16%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.52,64.29%,76.86%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(60.4986,18.5405,42.7634) |
XYZ | xyz(32.1217,28.6805,9.6372) |