Buttercup Color

#f3ad16

Buttercup 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 #0c52e9
Complementary Color #155bf3
Color Shade: orange (41° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.96% (better contrasting with white)
Buttercup Color Sample
Buttercup Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f3ad16

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Buttercup Color. The Softsun color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sunflower Island (#ffcd01) for more energetic effect. Try Wheel of Dharma as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#155bf3 is the best complementary color to Buttercup. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f3ad16 complementary color is Blue Ribbon, 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 Buttercup are #f33e15 and #caf315. Thus found on the left and right of #f3ad16 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pomegranate and Las Palmas colors as they work well with Buttercup.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Buttercup palette consists of #3e15f3 and #15caf3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#155bf3). Try Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #f3ad16, 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 #f3ad16 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 Buttercup. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Buttercup contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3ad16 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. Buttercup tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#155bf3) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Razzmatazz – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #15f3ad and #f3155b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f3ad16 is made of 55% red, 39% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Buttercup has a hue angle of 41°, a saturation of 90.2% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3ad16 is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 86.66% yellow and 4.71% black ink.

HEX #f3ad16
RGB Decimal rgb(243,173,22)
RGB Percentage 55%, 39%, 5%
CMYK 0, 27.45, 86.66, 4.71
HSL hsl(41,90.2%,51.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41,90.95%,95.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.4512,14.8851,75.7865)
XYZ xyz(52.0505,48.9998,7.4736)
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