Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Butterscotch

Butterscotch is a vibrant orange color with HEX #E3963E. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 227, 150, 62, HSL 32, 75%, 57%, warm temperature, and is useful for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes.

#E3963E orange warm vibrant
HEX #E3963E
RGB rgb(227, 150, 62)
HSL hsl(32 75% 57%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 34, 73, 11)
Luminance 0.3849
Contrast Black 8.7:1White 2.41:1

CSS Utilities

--color-butterscotch: #E3963E;
.bg-butterscotch { background-color: #E3963E; }
.text-butterscotch { color: #E3963E; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3849
Black text8.7:1AA Pass
White text2.41:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#E3963E",
  "rgb": [
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    150,
    62
  ],
  "hsl": [
    32,
    75,
    57
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    34,
    73,
    11
  ],
  "luminance": 0.3849,
  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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  "analogous": [
    "#E4453F",
    "#DEE43F"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#3FE497",
    "#973FE4"
  ],
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    "#3FE445",
    "#3F8CE4",
    "#E43FDE"
  ],
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    "#453FE4"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#EFC28F",
    "#E3963E",
    "#AE6819"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#EFC28F",
  "dark": "#AE6819",
  "saturated": "#FC9827",
  "desaturated": "#CB9557",
  "pastel": "#EDD3B6",
  "neon": "#FFAC4D"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#3F8CE4",
    "#E4453F",
    "#DEE43F"
  ],
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    "#EFC28F"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#EFC28F",
    "#CB9557"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "marigold",
    "raw-sienna",
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  ],
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  ],
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  ],
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    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
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  ],
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    ],
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      "/wcag/butterscotch",
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "name": "Butterscotch",
  "hex": "#E3963E",
  "uses": [
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  ],
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      "warmth",
      "comfort",
      "approachability"
    ],
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      "hospitality",
      "craft",
      "food",
      "home decor"
    ],
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      "cold technical interfaces"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
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  "origin": {
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  },
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
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  ],
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    "food-branding",
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  ],
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    62
  ],
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    75,
    57
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  },
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      "#E4453F",
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    ],
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    "neon": "#FFAC4D"
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      "#000000",
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      "#000000",
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      "#EFC28F"
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      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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      "#EFC28F",
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  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Butterscotch Color

Butterscotch sits in the orange family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character. Butterscotch is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include warmth, comfort, and approachability, which makes it relevant for hospitality and craft. In design work, Butterscotch is most useful for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Butterscotch accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #E3963E.Butterscotch CSS utilitiesUse Butterscotch in CSS variables and utility classes.#E3963E HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Butterscotch paletteOpen the generated palette based on Butterscotch.Butterscotch harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Butterscotch against black and white text.

Black text8.7:1AA Pass
White text2.41:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Cadmium Orange#ED872D
Peru#CD853F
Marigold#EAA221
Raw Sienna#D68A59
Bronze#CD7F32

Color Harmonies

#3F8CE4#3F8CE4
#E4453F#E4453F
#DEE43F#DEE43F
#3FE497#3FE497
#973FE4#973FE4
Open full Butterscotch harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#EFC28F#EFC28F
#AE6819#AE6819
#FC9827#FC9827
#CB9557#CB9557
#EDD3B6#EDD3B6
#FFAC4D#FFAC4D

Pairings

Black#000000
#3F8CE4#3F8CE4
#E4453F#E4453F
#DEE43F#DEE43F
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5