Butter Cream Color

#efaf42

Butter Cream 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 #1050bd
Complementary Color #4182ef
Color Shade: orange (37.8° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.8% (better contrasting with white)
Butter Cream Color Sample
Butter Cream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #efaf42

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Butter Cream Color. The Pesto Calabrese color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Miami Marmalade (#f7931a) for more energetic effect. Try Sandy Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4182ef is the best complementary color to Butter Cream. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #efaf42 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, 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 Tulip Tree are #ef5841 and #d8ef41. Thus found on the left and right of #efaf42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flamingo and Starship colors as they work well with Butter Cream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Butter Cream palette consists of #5841ef and #41d8ef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4182ef). Try Royal Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #efaf42, 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 #efaf42 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 Cream. Thus Electric Violet and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Butter Cream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Razzle Dazzle Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #efaf42 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. Butter Cream tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4182ef) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Rose – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41efaf and #ef4182.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #efaf42 is made of 50% red, 36% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Butter Cream has a hue angle of 37.8°, a saturation of 84.39% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efaf42 is made of 0% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 67.85% yellow and 6.27% black ink.

HEX #efaf42
RGB Decimal rgb(239,175,66)
RGB Percentage 50%, 36%, 14%
CMYK 0, 25.1, 67.85, 6.27
HSL hsl(37.8,84.39%,59.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.8,72.38%,93.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.702,13.4354,62.3396)
XYZ xyz(51.9099,49.404,11.9542)
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