#DA9429Buttercup (#DA9429) is a light, saturated orange with an OKLCH hue of 72°, lightness 0.72 and chroma 0.141. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #DA9429 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 148, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 71%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 81%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 81%, 15%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(66.7 17.9 62.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.720 0.141 72) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Buttercup shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dd8f1f — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#df9424 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#da9429 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#da952b — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 2.55:1 and against black 8.25:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffefdc · #fcbb66 · #da9429 · #aa6e00 · #7b4e00 · #4f3000
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#d6ce77 · #d9b24e · #da9429 · #ce7b38 · #bb6545 · #a5524e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bacc9a · #da9429 · #b27922 · #597400 · #6b4300 · #2a3902
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe7ca · #d9c3aa · #da9429 · #3a86d5 · #7c5c33 · #554126
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f3ff · #da9429 · #948777 · #4c535b · #2c1f0e · #000104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eaf3fc · #c1cbd6 · #949fac · #1a2736 · #000613 · #da9429
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d9dab4 · #da9429 · #c37a6e · #2f67f2 · #2e3155 · #15082b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b1e2e4 · #da9429 · #7098a7 · #6667c3 · #27334f · #1f0702
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d2fcf9 · #da9429 · #009d9a · #6c3589 · #340349 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dafbe9 · #da9429 · #3a9e74 · #005399 · #410030 · #000518
#E2A450 · #EAB36E · #F1C38A · #F8D3A4 · #FFE2BF
#B6770A · #915D00 · #6D4500 · #4A2D00 · #2B1800
#CF9950 · #C49D6B · #B9A082
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.