Gold Buttercup 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 | #001744 |
| Complementary Color | #bbd2ff |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Buttercup Color. The Cosmic Latte color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sugar Glaze (#fff0e1) for more calm effect. Try Down Feathers as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bbd2ff is the best complementary color to Gold 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 #ffe8bb complementary color is Periwinkle, 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 Colonial White are #ffc6bb and #f3ffbb. Thus found on the left and right of #ffe8bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Your Pink and Australian Mint colors as they work well with Gold Buttercup.
The split-complementary Gold Buttercup palette consists of #c5bbff and #bbf4ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbd2ff). Try Melrose and Onahau colors in combination with #ffe8bb, 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 #ffe8bb 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 Gold Buttercup. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gold Buttercup contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle, Snowy Mint, and Cotton Candy split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffe8bb 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. Gold Buttercup tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bbd2ff) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cotton Candy – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bbffe8 and #ffbbd1.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffe8bb is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Buttercup has a hue angle of 39.71°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffe8bb is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffe8bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,232,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 26.67, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(39.71,100%,86.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.71,26.67%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.8219,1.1814,24.7723) |
| XYZ | xyz(79.0663,82.5611,58.7824) |