Buttermilk

#FFF1B5

Buttermilk #FFF1B5

Shades of Buttermilk

#FFF1B5

#E2D6A0

#C6BB8C

#AAA078

#8D8664

#716B50

#55503C

#383528

#1C1A14

#000000

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Tints of Buttermilk

#FFF1B5

#FFF2BD

#FFF4C5

#FFF5CD

#FFF7D5

#FFF8DE

#FFFAE6

#FFFBEE

#FFFDF6

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Buttermilk

#FFF1B7

#FAEFBB

#F7ECBF

#F3EAC3

#EFE7C7

#EBE5CB

#E7E2CF

#E3E0D3

#DFDDD7

#DBDBDB

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What color is Buttermilk

Buttermilk is a light pastel shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Pastel Yellow, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Buttermilk is a pastel color. Buttermilk is a warm color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Buttermilk

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Buttermilk is #FFF1B5.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Buttermilk has 100%% Red, 95% Green, and 71% Blue.
Buttermilk has 49° Hue, 29% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Buttermilk has 49° Hue, 97% Saturation, and 85% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Buttermilk has 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 29% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#FFF1B5

RGB

(255, 241, 181)

(100%, 95%, 71%)

HSV

(49°, 29, 100)

(14%, 29%, 100%)

HSL

(49°, 97, 85)

(14%, 97%, 85%)

CMYK

(0, 5, 29, 0)

(0%, 5%, 29%, 0%)

How does Buttermilk contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Buttermilk is 88%, which is high.
Buttermilk has a higher contrast with black than white. Buttermilk and black have a 18.5:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text. Buttermilk and white have a 1.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

88%

AAA (18.5)

insufficient (1.1)

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Example Black

Example White

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What colors go with Buttermilk

Summer

#4B4925

#A5604C

#ACA47F

#D3CD59

#FFF1B5

Winter

#4B4736

#4F7068

#BEB487

#D7B3C1

#FFF1B5

Spring

#474231

#4B7E41

#BCB590

#A4EA9C

#FFF1B5

Analogous

#3D382A

#726747

#ACA278

#D7C3B0

#FFF1B5

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How to mix Buttermilk paint

To mix Buttermilk paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 20% Yellow, 9% Red, 71% White, as shown below.

Yellow

20%

Red

9%

Green

0%

Blue

0%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Black

0%

White

71%

To mix Buttermilk paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 5% Magenta, 24% Yellow, 71% White, as shown below.

Cyan

0%

Magenta

5%

Yellow

24%

Black

0%

White

71%

What colors are similar to Buttermilk

Colors similar to Buttermilk are: Light Tan, Blond, Egg White, Colonial White, and Buff. Light Tan is darker than Buttermilk. Blond is paler than Buttermilk. Egg White is more orange and paler than Buttermilk. Colonial White is more orange and paler and darker than Buttermilk. Buff is more yellow and brighter and lighter than Buttermilk.

Light Tan

#FBEEAC

darker

Blond

#FAF0BE

paler

Egg White

#FFEFC1

more orange,

paler

Colonial White

#FFEDBC

more orange,

paler,

darker

Buff

#FEF69E

more yellow,

brighter,

lighter