Butterscotch Cake is calm, 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 | #0e377d |
| Complementary Color | #81abf1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.75% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Butterscotch Cake Color. The Ratskin Flesh color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Windsong (#f4e4af) for more calm effect. Try Sandalwood Beige as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#81abf1 is the best complementary color to Butterscotch Cake. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f1c882 complementary color is Jordy 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 Golden Sand are #f19081 and #e2f181. Thus found on the left and right of #f1c882 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Manz colors as they work well with Butterscotch Cake.
The split-complementary Butterscotch Cake palette consists of #9081f1 and #81e2f1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#81abf1). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #f1c882, 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 #f1c882 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 Butterscotch Cake. Thus Biloba Flower and Spray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Butterscotch Cake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Sulu, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f1c882 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. Butterscotch Cake tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#81abf1) and two others. The Spray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mauvelous – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81f1c8 and #f181ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #f1c882 is made of 42% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Butterscotch Cake has a hue angle of 37.84°, a saturation of 79.86% and a lightness of 72.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f1c882 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 43.53% yellow and 5.49% black ink.
| HEX | #f1c882 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(241,200,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 35%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.08, 43.53, 5.49 |
| HSL | hsl(37.84,79.86%,72.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.84,46.06%,94.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.7115,5.711,40.3398) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.9592,61.621,29.8002) |