#C68F65Butterum (#C68F65) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 58°, lightness 0.69 and chroma 0.088. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #C68F65 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 143, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 46%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 49%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28%, 49%, 22%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(63.8 15.9 30.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.694 0.088 58) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Butterum 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.
#ca8b5d — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#cb8f62 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#c68f65 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c69067 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Butterum in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.79:1 and against black 7.52:1, 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.
#ffeee2 · #f0bd98 · #c68f65 · #a2704a · #794e2b · #522d0d
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.
#d3c18f · #cda877 · #c68f65 · #b57a63 · #a06761 · #8a565e
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.
#bdbf9f · #c68f65 · #a07351 · #656623 · #623c1c · #2e2e0f
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.
#fcdcc4 · #cdbbaf · #c68f65 · #4483aa · #6f5643 · #4b3a2e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f9 · #c68f65 · #8a7f77 · #494f53 · #271d16 · #000102
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.
#e9f3fa · #c1cdd5 · #95a2ab · #1d2d38 · #000b16 · #c68f65
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2d9b4 · #c68f65 · #a3777e · #217d96 · #27304f · #051412
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bfe1c8 · #c68f65 · #7a81cd · #4b6b75 · #26304c · #110d03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0f8f2 · #c68f65 · #4f8f81 · #544277 · #25153e · #000302
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e7f7e8 · #c68f65 · #648d6a · #0d5478 · #311031 · #00050f
#D09F7A · #DBAF8F · #E5C0A5 · #EFD0BA · #F9E1D0
#A5744E · #855A38 · #664123 · #492A0E · #2E1400
#BE9272 · #B5957E · #AC988A
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.