#F7F0D2Buttered Up (#F7F0D2) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 96°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.04. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F7F0D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(247, 240, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 70%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 15%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 3%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.6 -2.5 15.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.953 0.040 96) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Buttered Up shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffeac4 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fff1cd — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f7f0d2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f7f1d5 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Buttered Up in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.14:1 and against black 18.35:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f7f0d2 · #d0caaf · #a8a28a · #827d68 · #5e5947 · #3c3829
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#f7f0d2 · #f5d7a6 · #e8c09a · #d9a991 · #c6958a · #b18284
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f7f0d2 · #9fb6a2 · #9b9063 · #537f59 · #60562d · #2c412f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f7f0d2 · #cfccbb · #b0a98c · #8d876e · #525987 · #302c1d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7f0d2 · #d0d1d9 · #959389 · #57585d · #27241a · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f7f0d2 · #cecbbe · #a4a092 · #2f2b19 · #0e0a00 · #dec34d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f7f0d2 · #c7e3c4 · #8ea782 · #316a98 · #293757 · #071114
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f7f0d2 · #ced1e1 · #7597b6 · #634d7a · #032641 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f7f0d2 · #c2d6db · #679cab · #734868 · #371730 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f7f0d2 · #c2d7d4 · #679f98 · #4d5482 · #3d151f · #010008
#F7F1D7 · #F7F2DB · #F7F3E0 · #F7F4E4 · #F7F4E8
#C9C3A8 · #9E9881 · #746F5B · #4D4938 · #292618
#F5F0D8 · #F4F0DF · #F2F0E5
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.