The exact shade of butter can vary from butter white to pale yellow due to the cow’s diet and sometimes also due to the cow breed, and the processing methods. White butter occurs when cows consume feed that lacks beta-carotene, such as dry hay or grains. This results in milk with less of the yellow pigment, leading to a paler, often white, butter.
Butter White is a warm shade of off-white with subtle hints of yellow and beige. It resembles the color of fresh, unsalted butter, which has a pale, creamy appearance.
What color is Butter White?
Butter White color belongs to the Beige color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Butter White is #F9EED9, and the RGB color code is RGB(249, 238, 217).
In the RGB color model, Butter White has a red value of 249, a green value of 238, and a blue value of 217. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 12.9% yellow, and 2.4% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 39.4° (degrees), 72.7 % saturation, and 91.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Butter White has a hue of 39.4° (degrees), 12.9 % saturation and 97.6 % brightness/value.
Butter White is cool or warm?
The color Butter White is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Butter White? (For interior and product design)
Butter White has an LRV of nearly 86.3. By LRV value, it is a whitish color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 86.3 of Butter White with dark and light color
Is Butter White Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Butter White meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Butter White color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #F9EED9
- Red
- F9
- Green
- EE
- Blue
- D9
- Red
- 249 (97.6%)
- Green
- 238 (93.3%)
- Blue
- 217 (85.1%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 4.42%
- Yellow
- 12.85%
- Key
- 2.35%
- Hue
- 39.38°
- Saturation
- 72.73 %
- Lightness
- 91.37 %
- Hue
- 39.38°
- Saturation
- 12.85 %
- Brightness / Value
- 97.65 %
- Red
- 7 (2.7%)
- Yellow
- 36 (14.0%)
- Blue
- 8 (3.3%)
- Hue
- 39.38°
- Whiteness
- 85.10 %
- Blackness
- 2.35 %
- Cyan
- 2.35%
- Magenta
- 6.67%
- Yellow
- 14.90%
- X
- 82.17
- Y
- 86.3
- Z
- 77.97
- Y1
- 86.3
- X
- 0.33
- Y2
- 0.35
- L
- 94.44
- A
- 0.27
- B
- 11.48
- L
- 94.44
- C
- 11.48
- H
- 88.63
- L
- 94.44
- U
- 7.65
- V
- 17.08
- L
- 92.9
- A
- -4.69
- B
- 15.26
- LRV
- ~ 86.3 %
- Munsell Color System
- 8.1Y 9.3/1.8
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Butter White
These are the named colors closest to Butter White , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
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RAL Design
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Pantone PMS
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RAL Classic
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British Standard 4800
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Paint similar to Butter White
These are the real paint colors closest to Butter White from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Butter White once it is on a wall.
Behr
Butter White similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Butter White to Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Butter White similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Butter White to Dunn-Edwards
Sherwin Williams
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Farrow & Ball
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Valspar
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PPG Paints
Butter White similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Butter White to PPG Paints
Benjamin Moore
Butter White similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Butter White to Benjamin Moore
Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Butter White - #F9EED9?
Color that best contrast with Butter White - #F9EED9 is #D9E4F9, color name is Lavender*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Butter White - #F9EED9?
Complementary or Opposite color for Butter White - #F9EED9 is #D9E4F9, color name is Lavender*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Butter White - #F9EED9 Color Images and Patterns
