Buttery White is a light pastel shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Pastel Yellow, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Buttery White is a pastel color. Buttery White is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Buttery White is #FFFCEA.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Buttery White has 100%% Red, 99% Green, and 92% Blue.
Buttery White has 51° Hue, 8% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Buttery White has 51° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 96% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Buttery White has 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% 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 |
#FFFCEA |
|
RGB |
(255, 252, 234) |
(100%, 99%, 92%) |
HSV |
(51°, 8, 100) |
(14%, 8%, 100%) |
HSL |
(51°, 100, 96) |
(14%, 100%, 96%) |
CMYK |
(0, 1, 8, 0) |
(0%, 1%, 8%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Buttery White is 97%, which is high.
Buttery White has a higher contrast with black than white.
Buttery White and black have a 20.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Buttery White and white have a 1.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
97% |
AAA (20.4) |
insufficient (1.0) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Buttery White paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 6% Yellow, 2% Red, 92% White, as shown below.
Yellow
6%
Red
2%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
92%
To mix Buttery White paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 1% Magenta, 7% Yellow, 92% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
1%
Yellow
7%
Black
0%
White
92%
Colors similar to Buttery White are: Bianca, Early Dawn, Scotch Mist, Off White, and Ivory. Bianca is paler than Buttery White. Early Dawn is more orange and darker than Buttery White. Scotch Mist is brighter than Buttery White. Off White is more green and brighter than Buttery White. Ivory is more green and lighter than Buttery White.