Pastel · curated

Buttercream

Buttercream is a curated creamy, friendly, soft-edged system designed to move from expressive brand color to dependable surface and text roles.

Color values

Buttercream Primary · primary

HEX #F6C453

RGB 246, 196, 83

HSL 42°, 90%, 65%

On white 1.62:1 · on black 12.94:1

Buttercream Secondary · secondary

HEX #FBE1A5

RGB 251, 225, 165

HSL 42°, 91%, 82%

On white 1.28:1 · on black 16.42:1

Buttercream Accent · accent

HEX #DCE9C8

RGB 220, 233, 200

HSL 84°, 43%, 85%

On white 1.27:1 · on black 16.53:1

Buttercream Background · background

HEX #FFFCF3

RGB 255, 252, 243

HSL 45°, 100%, 98%

On white 1.03:1 · on black 20.47:1

Buttercream Text · text

HEX #4A4234

RGB 74, 66, 52

HSL 38°, 17%, 25%

On white 9.91:1 · on black 2.12:1

Text contrast between these colors

WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text (AA), 3:1 for large text, and 7:1 for AAA. Strongest pairs first.

Aa Sample text
9.66:1AAA
Aa Sample text
7.80:1AAA
Aa Sample text
7.74:1AAA
Aa Sample text
6.10:1AA
Aa Sample text
1.58:1Decorative only
Aa Sample text
1.28:1Decorative only
Aa Sample text
1.27:1Decorative only
Aa Sample text
1.25:1Decorative only

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