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I believe the color inaccuracy results from the first highlight layer, the one with a gradient overlay layer style set to Linear Dodge (Add). If you open the Layer Styles window of that highlight layer and change the blend mode to Luminosity, I think you'll have better results.

Here is a comparison of Linear Dodge (Add) vs. Luminosity:

If you open the color picker for your orange button's base color, it has a Hue setting of 13 (see white arrow). The Hue is the color "family" of that particular orange, which is what you want to preserve.

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The image below has a background with this same orange color (Hue = 13). Below that, I have three black-to-white gradients set to three different blend modes.

• Open the Color Picker. While it is open, use the eyedropper tool to sample various points in these last two gradients. Observe the value for Hue as you do so.
• When you sample colors across the gradient set to Linear Dodge (Add), you will see that the Hue value moves all over the place. Huge variation in Hue across the middle of that gradient.
• However, when you sample colors in the gradient set to Luminosity, the Hue stays very constant across the range of the gradient. There are slight fluctuations but all very close to the desired value of 13.

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