Butter Yellow: Spring’s Softest Spotlight

There’s something about butter yellow—that soft, creamy, barely-there hue—that feels like a deep exhale. It’s been quietly tucked into the folds of spring wardrobes for decades, whispering elegance rather than shouting for attention. And while it’s currently having a moment in the spotlight (you’ve probably seen it everywhere from runways to café chairs in Paris), butter yellow isn’t just a trend—it’s a timeless tone that we’ve always adored.

What makes it so enduring? It’s the way it flatters every skin tone, the way it brings warmth without overpowering, and how it somehow makes everything feel a little more romantic. Butter yellow is the color of freshly baked pastries, sunlit linens, daffodil petals just beginning to open. It holds nostalgia and modernity in equal measure.

At Kait Macleod, we love seeing this color be recognized again, not because it’s “trendy,” but because it reminds us that some shades never really leave—they just rest quietly in the background, waiting to be appreciated again. Butter yellow isn’t flashy. It doesn’t need to be. Its softness is its power.

This spring, we celebrate butter yellow for what it is: eternal. A shade that’s always belonged in the conversation, even when it wasn’t center stage. And that’s exactly why we’re wearing it now—not just because it’s “in,” but because it never truly went out.