Butter Yellow Paint Colors

Butter Yellow Paint Colors, Tried on a Photo of Your Room

A soft, creamy yellow on kitchen walls, bedroom walls or the cabinets: upload a photo, name the yellow, and see it before you buy paint.

Free account required. New accounts get 1 free render (watermarked), then paid plans.

Try it on your own photo

Upload a photo of your kitchen or room with the lights on. Name the yellow and say what changes, the walls or the cabinets, and that everything else stays exactly the same.

Open the full paint tool in Custom mode

Butter Yellow, Before and After

AI-generated sample edits of three rooms. The before photos are AI-drawn stand-in rooms, not photos of real homes; the camera angle and light stay the same and only the walls or cabinets named in each instruction should change. None of the three was rerun; the captions name what the model changed besides the paint and where the color came out different from what we asked for. The samples were made with an image model and settings (4 processing steps) that may differ from the live paint tool, so your own render may look different. A render shows a color idea, not real paint.

Kitchen with plain white walls, white shaker cabinets, a wood open shelf, white counters and a farmhouse sink under a window, before — White to butter yellow on the walls only. The white cabinets, the wood shelf, the counters and the farmhouse sink look the same.

The same kitchen with the walls painted soft butter yellow, with the white cabinets, shelf, counters and sink kept — White to butter yellow on the walls only. The white cabinets, the wood shelf, the counters and the farmhouse sink look the same.

Bedroom with cool gray walls, a white iron bed with floral bedding, two wicker chairs and a white dresser, before — Cool gray to a pale yellow. It is softer than our first try, but still a touch clearer and less creamy than butter. The white iron bed, the floral bedding, the wicker chairs and the dresser look the same.

The same bedroom with the walls painted pale yellow, with the bed, bedding, chairs and dresser kept — Cool gray to a pale yellow. It is softer than our first try, but still a touch clearer and less creamy than butter. The white iron bed, the floral bedding, the wicker chairs and the dresser look the same.

Kitchen with gray shaker cabinets, a white marble-look counter, a white subway tile backsplash, brass pulls and a wood floor, before — Gray shaker cabinets to butter yellow. The marble-look counter, the subway tile, the brass pulls, the stainless dishwasher and the floor look the same.

The same kitchen with the cabinets painted soft butter yellow, with the counter, tile, brass pulls and floor kept — Gray shaker cabinets to butter yellow. The marble-look counter, the subway tile, the brass pulls, the stainless dishwasher and the floor look the same.

How to Preview Butter Yellow in Your Home

Photograph the room in daylight. Yellows change a lot with light, so take the photo in the light you use the room in most.
Open the paint tool in Custom mode. Upload the photo and describe the change in one sentence: “Paint only the walls a soft butter yellow. Keep the cabinets, the trim, the furniture and the floor exactly the same.” For cabinets, say “paint only the cabinet doors, drawers and boxes”.
Compare a paler and a warmer yellow. If the render looks too bright, ask for a paler, creamier yellow. Then get a real sample and look at it next to your counters or bedding.

For other cabinet colors, use the cabinet paint color visualizer or see cream kitchen cabinets. For kitchen walls in general, see kitchen paint colors.

Butter Yellows to Try

A warm cream yellow

Color consultant Amy Krane, quoted by Livingetc, picks Benjamin Moore Sweet Cream CSP-935, a warm yellow with a subtle gray undertone, for bedrooms and kitchens.

For kitchen cabinets

Tasting Table reports that Ashley Banbury of HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams calls Lemon Chiffon HGSW6686 an evolution of the butter yellow trend and pairs it with Universal Khaki HGSW6150.

Architects' picks

Remodelista lists Farrow & Ball Pale Hound No. 71 on walls and ceiling, Benjamin Moore Mellowed Ivory 2149-50 and Little Greene Oak Apple 63.

Classic yellows

Decorilla lists Benjamin Moore Hawthorne Yellow HC-4 and Farrow & Ball Farrow's Cream No. 67.

A near-neutral yellow

Decorilla describes Behr Butter Yellow ICC 90 as near-neutral and suited to bedrooms.

Yellow on a vanity

Remodelista reports that Heidi Lachappelle used Benjamin Moore Kukuma AF 350 on vanity cabinets in a north-facing bathroom.

Before You Paint With Butter Yellow

Pick a yellow with a touch of warmth. Amy Krane, quoted by Livingetc, advises pale yellows that include the tiniest pinch of orange or red.
Use it where white looks cold. Banbury, quoted by Tasting Table, says yellow stays cheerful in north-facing kitchens where white can look cold.
Pair it with calm partners. Decorilla suggests white, gray, beige, wood and stone with butter yellow.
Tie in warm materials. Architect Richard Parr, quoted by Hunker, pairs yellow cabinets with terracotta, metals and woods.
Test in your light. A yellow that looks soft on a chip can look bright on a whole wall, as our bedroom sample shows, so paint a large sample first.

Butter Yellow Paint Colors FAQ

Is it free to try?+

You need a free account to generate. New accounts get 1 free render, and free renders carry a small watermark. After that, paid plans on the pricing page give you more renders without the watermark.

Do I need to sign up?+

Yes. Rendering requires an account so your credits and results can be saved. You can sign in with Google or a one-time code sent to your email.

What is butter yellow?+

A soft, creamy, slightly warm yellow. Color consultant Amy Krane, quoted by Livingetc, describes the pale yellows she likes as having the tiniest pinch of orange or red.

What colors go with butter yellow?+

Decorilla suggests white, gray, beige, wood and stone. Richard Parr, quoted by Hunker, pairs yellow cabinets with terracotta, metals and woods.

Is butter yellow good for kitchen cabinets?+

Designers quoted by Tasting Table use it on cabinets, and Ashley Banbury of HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams pairs Lemon Chiffon HGSW6686 with Universal Khaki HGSW6150.

Does yellow work in a north-facing room?+

Banbury, quoted by Tasting Table, says yellow stays cheerful in north-facing kitchens where white can look cold. Remodelista shows a yellow vanity in a north-facing bathroom.

Will the tool change anything besides the paint?+

It should not if you say so, but it is an AI edit, not a mask. Write that the cabinets or walls you are not changing, the counters, the trim, the furniture and the floor stay exactly the same, then compare the render with your photo. In our bedroom sample the yellow still came out a little clearer and less creamy than the soft butter yellow we asked for.

Will the render match the real paint?+

No. The render shows a color idea, not a paint chip, and your light changes how a color looks. Yellows can look much brighter on a full wall than on a chip. Paint a large sample and look at it at different times of day.

Related Color Visualizers

Cream kitchen cabinets – a softer cabinet color
Cabinet paint color visualizer – any cabinet color
Kitchen paint colors – walls for any kitchen
Sage green kitchen cabinets – another soft cabinet color
Paint colors for north-facing rooms – warm colors for cool light
Bedroom paint colors – colors for a bedroom
Orange paint colors – burnt, rust and soft orange walls
Burgundy paint colors – deep wine-red walls

See Butter Yellow in Your Own Home

Upload one photo of your kitchen or room and compare soft yellows before you buy paint.

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