butter yellow
Soft warm hue
Butter yellow is a soft, warm shade of yellow resembling the color of butter—pale gold with creamy undertones.
The term appears in fashion, interior design, and paint descriptions: The kitchen walls were painted butter yellow.
It suggests warmth and comfort without the intensity of brighter yellows.
- creamySmooth and rich
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- paleLacking color intensity
- custardCooked egg-milk mixture
- lemonAcidic yellow citrus
lemon curd · sunshine · sunny side up · soft · soft glow · warm · pastel · mellow · canary · daffodil · margarine · churned · rich · yolk · egg yolk · saffron · honey · French vanilla
- pastelspastel pink, pastel blue, pastel green, pastel purple, baby blue
- warm colorsred, orange, scarlet, crimson, vermilion
- Azo Dyestartrazine
butter yellowviolet
Small five-petaled wildflower
indigo · royal blue · lavender · navy blue · periwinkle
butter yellowcool gray
Neutral with blue cast
slate · powder blue · steel blue · winter white · charcoal
butter yellowelectric blue
Bright, intense cyan shade
neon · hot pink · shocking pink · jet black · pitch black
butter, yellow, butters, buttered, buttering, buttery, buttercup, buttermilk, butterscotch