Buttercream is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #101f32 |
| Complementary Color | #cddcef |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.06% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Buttercream Color. The Canary Island 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 Beeswax (#e9d7ab) for more energetic effect. Try Gypsum Rose as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cddcef is the best complementary color to Buttercream. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #efe0cd complementary color is Link Water, 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 Parchment are #efcfcd and #edefcd. Thus found on the left and right of #efe0cd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vanilla Ice and Chrome White colors as they work well with Buttercream.
The split-complementary Buttercream palette consists of #cfcdef and #cdedef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cddcef). Try Link Water and Iceberg colors in combination with #efe0cd, 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 #efe0cd 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 Buttercream. Thus French Lilac and Iceberg giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Buttercream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Peppermint, and Amour split by 90° on the color wheel. #efe0cd 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. Buttercream tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cddcef) and two others. The Iceberg is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdefe0 and #efcddc.
In a RGB color space, hex #efe0cd is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Buttercream has a hue angle of 33.53°, a saturation of 51.52% and a lightness of 87.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efe0cd is made of 0% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #efe0cd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,224,205) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.89, 13.34, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(33.53,51.52%,87.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.53,14.23%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.8917,2.0313,11.1342) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.2717,76.0698,68.5787) |