Butter

#FFFF81

Butter #FFFF81

Shades of Butter

#FFFF82

#E2E273

#C6C665

#AAAA56

#8D8D48

#717139

#55552B

#38381C

#1C1C0E

#000000

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Tints of Butter

#FFFF82

#FFFF8F

#FFFF9D

#FFFFAB

#FFFFB9

#FFFFC7

#FFFFD5

#FFFFE3

#FFFFF1

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Butter

#FFFF84

#F8F88B

#F1F192

#EAEA99

#E3E39F

#DDDDA6

#D6D6AD

#CFCFB4

#C8C8BA

#C1C1C1

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What color is Butter

Butter is a light medium bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Pastel Yellow, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Butter is a warm color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Butter

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Butter is #FFFF81.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Butter has 100%% Red, 100% Green, and 51% Blue.
Butter has 60° Hue, 49% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Butter has 60° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 75% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Butter has 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#FFFF81

RGB

(255, 255, 129)

(100%, 100%, 51%)

HSV

(60°, 49, 100)

(17%, 49%, 100%)

HSL

(60°, 99, 75)

(17%, 99%, 75%)

CMYK

(0, 0, 49, 0)

(0%, 0%, 49%, 0%)

How does Butter contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Butter is 94%, which is high.
Butter has a higher contrast with black than white. Butter and black have a 19.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text. Butter and white have a 1.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

94%

AAA (19.9)

insufficient (1.1)

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Example Black

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What colors go with Butter

Summer

#52522F

#B04C44

#EA8763

#D0D06A

#FFFF81

Winter

#641767

#C64BCC

#A9A956

#EEC8EB

#FFFF81

Spring

#42421F

#558958

#56C791

#DEDE96

#FFFF81

Analogous

#39391A

#656741

#ACAC68

#E3E86C

#FFFF81

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How to mix Butter paint

To mix Butter paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 49% Yellow, 51% White, as shown below.

Yellow

49%

Red

0%

Green

0%

Blue

0%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Black

0%

White

51%

To mix Butter paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 49% Yellow, 51% White, as shown below.

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Yellow

49%

Black

0%

White

51%

What colors are similar to Butter

Colors similar to Butter are: Yellowish Tan, Custard, Manilla, Pale Canary, and Honeysuckle. Yellowish Tan is darker than Butter. Custard is brighter than Butter. Manilla is darker than Butter. Pale Canary is paler than Butter. Honeysuckle is more green and darker than Butter.

Yellowish Tan

#FCFC81

darker

Custard

#FFFD78

brighter

Manilla

#FFFA86

darker

Pale Canary

#FFFF99

paler

Honeysuckle

#EDFC84

more green,

darker