Spiced Butternut 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 | #002687 |
| Complementary Color | #789dff |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Spiced Butternut Color. The Mango Latte color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Peachy Summer Skies (#ffd9a8) for more calm effect. Try Casablanca as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#789dff is the best complementary color to Spiced Butternut. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffd978 complementary color is Malibu, 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 Kournikova are #ff9578 and #e1ff78. Thus found on the left and right of #ffd978 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vivid Tangerine and Honeysuckle colors as they work well with Spiced Butternut.
The split-complementary Spiced Butternut palette consists of #9578ff and #78e1ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#789dff). Try Heliotrope and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffd978, 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 #ffd978 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 Spiced Butternut. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spiced Butternut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Blush Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffd978 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. Spiced Butternut tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#789dff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tickle Me Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #78ffd9 and #ff789d.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffd978 is made of 43% red, 37% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Spiced Butternut has a hue angle of 43.11°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 73.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffd978 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffd978 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,217,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 37%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.9, 52.94, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(43.11,100%,73.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.11,52.94%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.0848,1.6911,52.1929) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.443,72.2418,28.0533) |