Cool Butter Ink

#dbc79e

Notes

Cool Butter Ink (#DBC79E) is a soft amber with a warm character. It leans warm, pulling light toward red, orange, and yellow. Naturally inviting, it suits editorial and hospitality contexts. Its HSL profile (40°, 46%, 74%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary azure. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX

#dbc79e

RGB

rgb(219, 199, 158)

HSL

hsl(40, 46%, 74%)