Butter Muffin

#f6dfb2

Lighter, milkier butter-yellow green for airy cards

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About Butter Muffin

Butter Muffin is lighter than but with less of that assertive yellow underneath. It's the version that still reads warm without making a statement about it, the kind of color that whispers instead of announces. You notice the temperature is there, but it doesn't demand you build everything else around it.

This one lives on product pages, publishing layouts, and light SaaS interfaces where you need the warmth of a without the saturation that starts competing with your content. It sits between Cloud of 's near-neutrality and 's deliberate presence, which means it works when you want something softer than beige but not quite invisible. Pair it with charcoal type or deep accents and it anchors cleanly.

The quirk: it's pale enough that next to true white, the difference reads as intentional rather than obvious. But float it alone on a neutral background and you lose that grounding, it needs contrast to prove it's actually there.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

On White #ffffff

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On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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On Gray 900 #18181b

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13.60:1AAA

On Black #000000

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