Butterum Color

#c68f65

Butterum 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 #39709a
Complementary Color #649cc6
Color Shade: warm red (25.98° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.63% (better contrasting with white)
Butterum Color Sample
Butterum Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c68f65

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Butterum Color. The Perfect Tan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Artemis (#d2a96e) for more energetic effect. Try Hazel as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#649cc6 is the best complementary color to Butterum. 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 #c68f65 complementary color is Danube, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Antique Brass are #c6646b and #c6bf64. Thus found on the left and right of #c68f65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Laser colors as they work well with Butterum.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Butterum palette consists of #646bc6 and #64c6bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#649cc6). Try Blue Marguerite and Downy colors in combination with #c68f65, 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 #c68f65 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 Butterum. Thus Amethyst and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Butterum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c68f65 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Butterum tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#649cc6) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #64c68f and #c6649c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c68f65 is made of 45% red, 32% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Butterum has a hue angle of 25.98°, a saturation of 45.97% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c68f65 is made of 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c68f65
RGB Decimal rgb(198,143,101)
RGB Percentage 45%, 32%, 23%
CMYK 0, 21.57, 38.04, 22.35
HSL hsl(25.98,45.97%,58.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.98,48.99%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.8278,15.8607,30.5054)
XYZ xyz(35.4601,32.5903,16.7335)
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