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Butterscotch Palette

Butterscotch Palette: #E3963E, #3F8CE4, #E4453F, #DEE43F. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Butterscotch Palette assigns primary #E3963E, secondary #3F8CE4, surface #E4453F, background #DEE43F, accent #000000. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Yellow families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #DEE43F at 0.7138; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

Butterscotch Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#E3963EButterscotch
Secondary#3F8CE4#3F8CE4
Surface#E4453F#E4453F
Background#DEE43F#DEE43F
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-butterscotch-primary: #E3963E;
--palette-butterscotch-secondary: #3F8CE4;
--palette-butterscotch-surface: #E4453F;
--palette-butterscotch-background: #DEE43F;
--palette-butterscotch-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Butterscotch Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#E3963E
Black 8.7:1 · White 2.41:1
Best #000000
Secondary#3F8CE4
Black 6.08:1 · White 3.45:1
Best #000000
Surface#E4453F
Black 5.22:1 · White 4.02:1
Best #000000
Background#DEE43F
Black 15.28:1 · White 1.37:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Butterscotch Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Butterscotch Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Butterscotch Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3849
Black text8.7:1AA Pass
White text2.41:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#E3963E",
    "name": "Butterscotch"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#3F8CE4",
    "name": "#3F8CE4"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#E4453F",
    "name": "#E4453F"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#DEE43F",
    "name": "#DEE43F"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#E3963E",
    "name": "Butterscotch",
    "blackContrast": 8.7,
    "whiteContrast": 2.41,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#3F8CE4",
    "name": "#3F8CE4",
    "blackContrast": 6.08,
    "whiteContrast": 3.45,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#E4453F",
    "name": "#E4453F",
    "blackContrast": 5.22,
    "whiteContrast": 4.02,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#DEE43F",
    "name": "#DEE43F",
    "blackContrast": 15.28,
    "whiteContrast": 1.37,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "butterscotch palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "vibrant palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-butterscotch-primary: #E3963E;\n--palette-butterscotch-secondary: #3F8CE4;\n--palette-butterscotch-surface: #E4453F;\n--palette-butterscotch-background: #DEE43F;\n--palette-butterscotch-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "butterscotch",
  "name": "Butterscotch Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "butterscotch",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Butterscotch, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Butterscotch Palette combines primary #E3963E, secondary #3F8CE4, surface #E4453F, background #DEE43F, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a orange palette, blue palette, red palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "butterscotch palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E3963E",
      "slug": "butterscotch",
      "name": "Butterscotch",
      "rgb": [
        227,
        150,
        62
      ],
      "hsl": [
        32,
        75,
        57
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        34,
        73,
        11
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3849,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.7,
        "white": 2.41
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/butterscotch/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#3F8CE4",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#3F8CE4",
      "rgb": [
        63,
        140,
        228
      ],
      "hsl": [
        212,
        75,
        57
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        72,
        39,
        0,
        11
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2541,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.08,
        "white": 3.45
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E4453F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E4453F",
      "rgb": [
        228,
        69,
        63
      ],
      "hsl": [
        2,
        75,
        57
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        70,
        72,
        11
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2111,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.22,
        "white": 4.02
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#DEE43F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#DEE43F",
      "rgb": [
        222,
        228,
        63
      ],
      "hsl": [
        62,
        75,
        57
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        3,
        0,
        72,
        11
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7138,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.28,
        "white": 1.37
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E3963E",
      "name": "Butterscotch"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#3F8CE4",
      "name": "#3F8CE4"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E4453F",
      "name": "#E4453F"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#DEE43F",
      "name": "#DEE43F"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E3963E",
      "name": "Butterscotch",
      "blackContrast": 8.7,
      "whiteContrast": 2.41,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#3F8CE4",
      "name": "#3F8CE4",
      "blackContrast": 6.08,
      "whiteContrast": 3.45,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E4453F",
      "name": "#E4453F",
      "blackContrast": 5.22,
      "whiteContrast": 4.02,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#DEE43F",
      "name": "#DEE43F",
      "blackContrast": 15.28,
      "whiteContrast": 1.37,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-butterscotch-primary: #E3963E;\n--palette-butterscotch-secondary: #3F8CE4;\n--palette-butterscotch-surface: #E4453F;\n--palette-butterscotch-background: #DEE43F;\n--palette-butterscotch-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/butterscotch.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/butterscotch/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/butterscotch.json"
}
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