Sweet Butter

#fffcd7

Softer, butter-yellow off-white for calm gray panels

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About Sweet Butter

You can spot Sweet Butter the second you put it next to a true off-white. It reads like a faintly golden glaze over paper, not a clean near-white drifting grayward. Compared to , it holds more warmth and feels smoother, less punchy in the yellow. Next to and , it stays gentler and more "spreadable" in tone, not as daylight-bright or crisp.

I reach for it when I want a soft, light background that still has personality in the corner of the UI, especially for food and retail brands, packaging mockups, and product cards where photography needs a buttery lift. It also works well for onboarding screens, pricing pages, and admin surfaces in hospitality and consumer services where the layout needs to feel friendly without turning creamy. Pair it with neutral grays for type and dividers so it doesn't compete.

Quirk: if your design leans too cool, the yellow bias shows up fast. If that happens, warm the supporting grays slightly and keep accents modest for a calmer result.

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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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1.04:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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1.05:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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17.01:1AAA

On Black #000000

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20.16:1AAA

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