Butter yellow is a soft, warm, pale yellow shade that resembles the color of fresh butter. It has a creamy, slightly golden tone, making it a soothing and inviting color.
Butter gets its yellow color primarily from beta-carotene, a natural pigment found in the grass and plants that cows eat. Cows that graze on fresh grass consume a high amount of beta-carotene, This pigment gets absorbed into their milk fat, giving butter its characteristic yellow hue.
What color is Butter Yellow?
Butter Yellow color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Butter Yellow is #FFFD74, and the RGB color code is RGB(255, 253, 116).
In the RGB color model, Butter Yellow has a red value of 255, a green value of 253, and a blue value of 116. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 0.8% magenta, 54.5% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 59.1° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 72.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Butter Yellow has a hue of 59.1° (degrees), 54.5 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.
Butter Yellow is cool or warm?
The color Butter Yellow is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Butter Yellow? (For interior and product design)
Butter Yellow has an LRV of nearly 92.8. 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 92.8 of Butter Yellow with dark and light color
Is Butter Yellow Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Butter Yellow 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 Yellow color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #FFFD74
- Red
- FF
- Green
- FD
- Blue
- 74
- Red
- 255 (100.0%)
- Green
- 253 (99.2%)
- Blue
- 116 (45.5%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 0.78%
- Yellow
- 54.51%
- Key
- 0.00%
- Hue
- 59.14°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Lightness
- 72.75 %
- Hue
- 59.14°
- Saturation
- 54.51 %
- Brightness / Value
- 100.00 %
- Red
- 1 (0.5%)
- Yellow
- 138 (54.1%)
- Blue
- 0 (0.2%)
- Hue
- 59.14°
- Whiteness
- 45.49 %
- Blackness
- 0.00 %
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 0.78%
- Yellow
- 54.51%
- X
- 79.52
- Y
- 92.77
- Z
- 30.24
- Y1
- 92.77
- X
- 0.39
- Y2
- 0.46
- L
- 97.13
- A
- -16.52
- B
- 64.57
- L
- 97.13
- C
- 66.65
- H
- 104.35
- L
- 97.13
- U
- 7.34
- V
- 83.68
- L
- 96.32
- A
- -21.19
- B
- 48.81
- LRV
- ~ 92.8 %
- Munsell Color System
- 1.9GY 9.6/9.3
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 Yellow
These are the named colors closest to Butter Yellow , 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
Butter Yellow similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Butter Yellow to Pantone TCX
Pantone PMS
Butter Yellow similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Butter Yellow to Pantone PMS
British Standard 4800
Butter Yellow similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Butter Yellow to British Standard 4800
RAL Classic
Butter Yellow similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Butter Yellow to RAL Classic
RAL Design
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Paint similar to Butter Yellow
These are the real paint colors closest to Butter Yellow from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Butter Yellow once it is on a wall.
Dunn-Edwards
Butter Yellow similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Butter Yellow to Dunn-Edwards
PPG Paints
Butter Yellow similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Butter Yellow to PPG Paints
Benjamin Moore
Butter Yellow similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Butter Yellow to Benjamin Moore
Farrow & Ball
Butter Yellow similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Butter Yellow to Farrow & Ball
Valspar
Butter Yellow similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Butter Yellow to Valspar
Sherwin Williams
Butter Yellow similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Butter Yellow to Sherwin Williams
Behr
Butter Yellow similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Butter Yellow to Behr
Color Combinations
View more Butter Yellow - #FFFD74 color palettes and coordinating colors
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 Yellow - #FFFD74?
Color that best contrast with Butter Yellow - #FFFD74 is #7476FF, color name is Medium Slate Blue*. 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 Yellow - #FFFD74?
Complementary or Opposite color for Butter Yellow - #FFFD74 is #7476FF, color name is Medium Slate Blue*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Butter Yellow - #FFFD74 Color Images and Patterns
