#FFC283Buttery (#FFC283) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 67°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.106. 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 | #FFC283 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 194, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 100%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 49%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24%, 49%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.6 14.5 40) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.856 0.106 67) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Buttery shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffbc78 — ΔE 1.6, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ffc27f — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#ffc283 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffc385 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Buttery 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 1.58:1 and against black 13.3:1, 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.
#ffefdf · #ffc283 · #cb965e · #a1723f · #784f20 · #512f00
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.
#fadba0 · #ffc283 · #f1aa81 · #de9481 · #c88182 · #af7080
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.
#ffc283 · #acb58f · #b68653 · #6d7b2b · #764c1b · #39401b
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.
#ffc283 · #5f9fd7 · #786757 · #614528 · #41290f · #201103
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffc283 · #acb4bc · #867b70 · #464c51 · #271c11 · #000103
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 · #c1ccd6 · #95a1ad · #1c2c39 · #000a17 · #ffc283
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eeeec8 · #ffc283 · #b9c28d · #8c6ca7 · #3926e8 · #120522
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffc283 · #a3b5c6 · #36899e · #3d4384 · #00232c · #01000c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffc283 · #9dbab6 · #348d85 · #5a3978 · #290e3f · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffc283 · #a3b9ab · #508c68 · #024e81 · #36062e · #000615
#FFCA95 · #FFD3A7 · #FFDBB7 · #FFE3C8 · #FFEBD8
#D39D64 · #A97946 · #81572A · #5A370C · #341B00
#F5C595 · #ECC8A6 · #E1CBB6
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.