Buttermilk is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #00011b |
| Complementary Color | #e3e4ff |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (57.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 94.71% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Buttermilk Color. The Break of Day color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Swiss Cheese (#fff4b9) for more calm effect. Try Glowlight as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e3e4ff is the best complementary color to Buttermilk. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fffee4 complementary color is Titan White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chilean Heath are #fff0e3 and #f2ffe3. Thus found on the left and right of #fffee4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Serenade and Rice Flower colors as they work well with Buttermilk.
The split-complementary Buttermilk palette consists of #f0e3ff and #e3f2ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3e4ff). Try Blue Chalk and Solitude colors in combination with #fffee4, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #fffee4 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Buttermilk. Thus White Pointer and Tranquil giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Buttermilk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Titan White, Hint of Green, and Pale Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fffee4 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Buttermilk tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#e3e4ff) and two others. The Tranquil is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pippin – 120° from the complementary Titan White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3fffe and #ffe3e4.
In a RGB color space, hex #fffee4 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Buttermilk has a hue angle of 57.78°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 94.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fffee4 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #fffee4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,254,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 10.59, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(57.78,100%,94.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(57.78,10.59%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(99.1215,-3.9814,12.5525) |
| XYZ | xyz(90.6854,97.7451,87.4858) |