Butterfly Wing is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #07304b |
| Complementary Color | #b4ddf8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.92% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Butterfly Wing Color. The Lilting Laughter color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dwindling Dandelion (#f9e9d7) for more calm effect. Try Salmon Slice as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b4ddf8 is the best complementary color to Butterfly Wing. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8cfb4 complementary color is Sail, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Apricot Peach are #f8b4bb and #f8f1b4. Thus found on the left and right of #f8cfb4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Illusion and Astra colors as they work well with Butterfly Wing.
The split-complementary Butterfly Wing palette consists of #b4bbf8 and #b4f8f1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b4ddf8). Try Perano and Charlotte colors in combination with #f8cfb4, 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 #f8cfb4 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Butterfly Wing. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Butterfly Wing contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sail, Gossip, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8cfb4 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Butterfly Wing tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b4ddf8) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chantilly – 120° from the complementary Sail. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4f8cf and #f8b4dd.
In a RGB color space, hex #f8cfb4 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Butterfly Wing has a hue angle of 23.82°, a saturation of 82.93% and a lightness of 83.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8cfb4 is made of 0% cyan, 16.07% magenta, 26.66% yellow and 2.75% black ink.
| HEX | #f8cfb4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(248,207,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.07, 26.66, 2.75 |
| HSL | hsl(23.82,82.93%,83.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.82,27.42%,97.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.9451,10.5234,18.8067) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.2624,67.8774,52.6311) |