Butter Ridge is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #061f68 |
| Complementary Color | #97aff9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.43% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Butter Ridge Color. The Light Curd 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 soft alternative called Buff Yellow (#f1bf70) for more calm effect. Try Pale Ale as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#97aff9 is the best complementary color to Butter Ridge. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9e097 complementary color is Jordy Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Marzipan are #f9af97 and #e0f997. Thus found on the left and right of #f9e097 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud and Mindaro colors as they work well with Butter Ridge.
The split-complementary Butter Ridge palette consists of #af97f9 and #97e0f9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97aff9). Try Perfume and Malibu colors in combination with #f9e097, 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 #f9e097 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 Butter Ridge. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Butter Ridge contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9e097 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Butter Ridge tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#97aff9) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sweet Pink – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97f9e0 and #f997b0.
In a RGB color space, hex #f9e097 is made of 40% red, 36% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Butter Ridge has a hue angle of 44.69°, a saturation of 89.09% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9e097 is made of 0% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 38.43% yellow and 2.35% black ink.
| HEX | #f9e097 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(249,224,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 36%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.81, 38.43, 2.35 |
| HSL | hsl(44.69,89.09%,78.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.69,39.36%,97.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.7131,-1.3303,38.871) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.3085,75.6854,40.1285) |