buttery yellow

Soft warm hue

Buttery yellow is a warm, rich shade of yellow with creamy undertones, evoking the color of butter.

The term appears in descriptions of paint colors, fabrics, and interior design: The kitchen walls were painted a soft buttery yellow.

It suggests warmth and softness rather than the brightness of lemon or gold.

Related

sunshine · morning light · custard · egg yolk · mellow · soft · warm · daffodil · lemon · lemon curd · honey · rich · smooth · biscuit · pastry · croissant · sunflower · cornsilk

Opposites
color temperature/warmth

buttery yellowsteel gray

Cool metallic neutral tone

powder blue · charcoal · slate blue · slate gray · lavender

color intensity/saturation

buttery yellowneon yellow

Garish bright citrus shade

acid yellow · highlighter yellow · fluorescent yellow · lemon yellow · canary yellow

lightness/value

buttery yellowjet black

Deepest possible dark

pitch black · dark brown · midnight blue · ebony · espresso

Family

butter, buttery, yellow, yellowed, yellowing, yellowish, yellows

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G