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Ever since Louis Vuitton sent butter yellow down theirspring 2024 runway, the color has been inescapable.
A London living room by Timothy Corrigan which embraces many shades of yellow—including butter. “Yellow is a cheerful color that evokes joy and optimism," he says.
There it was on Hailey Bieber, in the form of a Jacquemus dress, for her baby shower.
And now, it turns out, butter yellow might notjustbe hanging in your closetbut in your home itself.
The downstairs apartment of Sam McKinniss’s home in Kent, Connecticut.
The downstairs “apartment” of Sam McKinniss’s home in Kent, Connecticut. Painting by Sam McKinniss,Mother and Calf,2022, oil on linen.Vogue,Winter 2025. Photograph by Stefan Ruiz
Painting by Sam McKinniss,Mother and Calf,2022, oil on linen.Vogue,Winter 2025.
A living room with butter yellow accents byMcGrath II.
Yet butter yellows newfound popularity cantonlybe traced back to clothes.
A living room with butter yellow accents byMcGrath II.
Corrigan points to an emotional reason as well.
Our brain inherently associates yellow with happiness: its the color of sunshine, warmth, and spring flowers.
A Seattle carriage house designed by Heidi Callier, with a butter yellow accent chair.
A Seattle carriage house designed by Heidi Callier, with a butter yellow accent chair. “I love it in a floral print for a sofa or accent chair,” she says.
I love it in a floral print for a sofa or accent chair, she says.
Erman agrees: Yellow is more than just a color, she says.
Its a state of mind.
A Berkshires kitchen with butter yellow counters byMcGrath II.
Butter yellow adds a grounded, comforting warmth, balancing energy with a peaceful, welcoming atmosphere.
Its also fairly easy to incorporate into any interior space.
Callier, in particular, notes the shades ability to complement nearly every color scheme.
A butter yellow and blue powder room in Brooklyn by Heidi Caillier.
A Berkshires kitchen with butter yellow counters byMcGrath II.
Currently, Callier is working on a butter yellow bunkroom for a home in Seattle.
Corrigan, too, has embraced the color.
Then, at his home in France, he painted his salon in the sunny hue.
And those are just examples of roomsdefinedby butter yellow.
Both Corrigan and Callier point out its power as an accent.
A butter yellow and blue powder room in Brooklyn by Heidi Caillier.
Inspired to incorporate butter yellow into your own home?
