Buttery White Color
Buttery White is a yellow color with hex code #FFFCEA. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with buttery white, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Buttery White Color Values
What Does Buttery White Mean?
Buttery White belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. As a lighter shade, Buttery White reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Buttery White is classified as a white (nearest centroid: yellowish white, #F0EAD6). It is also known as Half Pearl Lusta.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Buttery White
Buttery White and #EBEEFF are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #FFF2EB and #F8FFEB, which sit beside buttery white on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair buttery white with triadic partners #EBFFFC and #FCEBFF. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Apricot White —
#FFFEEC(Delta E 1) - Early Dawn —
#FFF9E6(Delta E 1) - Travertine —
#FFFDE8(Delta E 2) - Orange White —
#FEFCED(Delta E 2) - Rum Swizzle —
#F9F8E4(Delta E 2)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #FFFCEA; }
.background { background-color: #FFFCEA; }
.border { border: 2px solid #FFFCEA; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FFFCEA40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for buttery white?
Buttery White has the hex code #FFFCEA. In RGB notation it is rgb(255, 252, 234), in HSL it is hsl(51, 100%, 96%), and its OKLCH value is 0.989, 0.024, 99.1.
What does the color buttery white mean?
Yellow-family colors like buttery white carry distinct psychological associations. Buttery White belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. As a lighter shade, Buttery White reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with buttery white?
Buttery White has three easy routes: its complement #EBEEFF for punch, its neighbors #FFF2EB and #F8FFEB for something calmer, or triadic partners #EBFFFC and #FCEBFF when you want energy.
Is buttery white a standard web color?
No — Buttery White is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #FFFCEA or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make buttery white lighter or darker?
To lighten buttery white, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFFEFA (lightest tint) to #524500 (darkest shade).
About Buttery White
Buttery White is classified as a White in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has alternative names including Half Pearl Lusta. The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #FFFCEA to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.