Soft 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 | #001241 |
| Complementary Color | #bed0ff |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.25% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Buttercup Color. The Down Feathers 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 Blended Light (#fffbe8) for more calm effect. Try Cosmic Latte as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bed0ff is the best complementary color to Soft 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 #ffedbe 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 #ffccbe and #f0ffbe. Thus found on the left and right of #ffedbe on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Romantic and Australian Mint colors as they work well with Soft Buttercup.
The split-complementary Soft Buttercup palette consists of #ccbeff and #bef0ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bed0ff). Try Melrose and Onahau colors in combination with #ffedbe, 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 #ffedbe 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 Soft Buttercup. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Buttercup contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle, Snowy Mint, and Cotton Candy split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffedbe 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. Soft Buttercup tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bed0ff) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #beffed and #ffbed0.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffedbe is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Buttercup has a hue angle of 43.38°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 87.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffedbe is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffedbe |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,237,190) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 25.49, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(43.38,100%,87.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.38,25.49%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.1179,-0.9564,25.0132) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.8185,85.5461,60.9677) |