Butter Yellow Color – #fffd74: Codes and Complete Breakdown

The Butter Yellow color hex code is #fffd74, and it is composed of 100% red, 99% green and 45% blue.

Butter Yellow is a light, muted, and warm color at 55% saturation. It has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 against a white background, which fails WCAG AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Level AA) compliance.

For better visibility, it is recommended to use the Butter Yellow color (#fffd74) against dark backgrounds.

Butter Yellow color

Butter Yellow Color Shades

Complementary colors

  1. #FFFD74

  2. #6669FF

Triadic colors

  1. #FFFD74

  2. #66FFFC

  3. #FC66FF

Tints or lighter colors

  1. #FFFEA7

  2. #FFFEDA

Darker colors

  1. #FFFC41

  2. #FFFB0E

  3. #DAD600

  4. #A7A400

  5. #747200

Analogous colors

  1. #FF7476

  2. #FFB774

  3. #FFFD74

  4. #BCFF74

  5. #76FF74

Monochromatic colors

  1. #FFFB27

  2. #FFFC5A

  3. #FFFD8D

  4. #FFFEC0

  5. #FFFFF4

#fffd74

Butter Yellow Color Codes and Information

Here’s a complete breakdown of the color Butter Yellow, including its HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK values, as well as other information about the color.

Data TypeValues/Details
Hex#fffd74
RGBrgb(255,253,116)
HSLhsl(59,100%,72.7%)
CMYK0, 1, 55, 0
HSV59, 55, 100
RGB %100, 99, 45
XYZ79.5, 92.8, 30.2
LAB97.1, -16.6, 64.6
Color CategoryLight
Color FamilyYellow
Saturation55%
TemperatureWarm
Contrast Ratio Againt White (#ffffff)1.07 (fails WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Againt Black (#000000)19.55 (passes WCAG AA)