Buttery White Color

#f1ebda

Buttery White 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 #0e1425
Complementary Color #d9dff1
Color Shade: orange (44.35° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90% (better contrasting with black)
Buttery White Color Sample
Buttery White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f1ebda

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Buttery White Color. The Willow Herb 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 Igloo (#fdfcfa) for more calm effect. Try Sand Pearl as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d9dff1 is the best complementary color to Buttery White. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f1ebda complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ecru White are #f1dfd9 and #ebf1d9. Thus found on the left and right of #f1ebda on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pot Pourri and Loafer colors as they work well with Buttery White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Buttery White palette consists of #dfd9f1 and #d9ebf1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9dff1). Try Snuff and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #f1ebda, 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 #f1ebda 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 Buttery White. Thus Snuff and Apple Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Buttery White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Frostee, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #f1ebda square combo is a palette of orange, cool 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. Buttery White tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d9dff1) and two others. The Apple Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9f1eb and #f1d9df.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f1ebda is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Buttery White has a hue angle of 44.35°, a saturation of 45.1% and a lightness of 90%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f1ebda is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 5.49% black ink.

HEX #f1ebda
RGB Decimal rgb(241,235,218)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 9.02, 5.49
HSL hsl(44.35,45.1%,90%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.35,9.54%,94.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.0929,-0.8355,8.9537)
XYZ xyz(78.6388,83.1794,78.2402)
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