The exact shade of butter can vary from butter white to pale yellow due to the cow’s diet and sometimes also due to the cow breed, and the processing methods. White butter occurs when cows consume feed that lacks beta-carotene, such as dry hay or grains. This results in milk with less of the yellow pigment, leading to a paler, often white, butter.
Butter White is a warm shade of off-white with subtle hints of yellow and beige. It resembles the color of fresh, unsalted butter, which has a pale, creamy appearance.
What color is Butter White?
Butter White color belongs to the Beige color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Butter White is #F9EED9, and the RGB color code is RGB(249, 238, 217).
In the RGB color model, Butter White has a red value of 249, a green value of 238, and a blue value of 217. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 12.9% yellow, and 2.4% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 39.4° (degrees), 72.7 % saturation, and 91.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Butter White has a hue of 39.4° (degrees), 12.9 % saturation and 97.6 % brightness/value.
Butter White is cool or warm?
The color Butter White is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Butter White?
Butter White has an LRV of nearly 86. By LRV value, it is a whitish color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Butter White color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(39.38deg, 72.7 %, 91.4 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 39.38°
W: 85.10 %
B: 2.35 %
XYZ
X : 82.17
Y : 86.3
Z : 77.97
YXY
Y1 : 86.3
X : 0.33
Y2 : 0.35
CMY
C : 2.35%
M : 6.67%
Y : 14.90%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 94.44
A : 0.27
B : 11.48
CIE-Lch
L : 94.44
C : 11.48
H : 88.63
CIE-Luv
L : 94.44
U : 7.65
V : 17.08
Hunter-Lab
L : 92.9
A : -4.69
B : 15.26
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Butter White
Here are the colors similar to Butter White . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
Butter White similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Butter White to Pantone TCX
RAL Design
Butter White similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Butter White to RAL Design
Pantone PMS
Butter White similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Butter White to Pantone PMS
RAL Classic
Butter White similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Butter White to RAL Classic
British Standard 4800
Butter White similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Butter White to British Standard 4800
Paint similar to Butter White
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Butter White . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Behr
Butter White similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Butter White to Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Butter White similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Butter White to Dunn-Edwards
Sherwin Williams
Butter White similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Butter White to Sherwin Williams
Valspar
Butter White similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Butter White to Valspar
PPG Paints
Butter White similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Butter White to PPG Paints
Benjamin Moore
Butter White similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Butter White to Benjamin Moore
Color Combinations
View more Butter White - #F9EED9 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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