Butter & Aubergine
3-color palette · hex codes and a ready-to-copy AI image prompt
- Butter Yellow
- #F6E4A6
- Warm Terracotta
- #B25F41
- Aubergine
- #3B2137
Butter yellow paired with white trim has almost no value separation, which is why it flattens out; swapping the neutral for a near-black aubergine gives the yellow a floor to sit on and lets it act as the light source of the palette instead of a wash. Terracotta bridges the two — it shares the yellow's warmth and the aubergine's depth, so the jump between them stops feeling abrupt. This is the shift colour editors have been tracking through 2026 as butter yellow moves out of its all-white phase and into deeper, higher-contrast company.
2026 interior colour reports - butter yellow repositioned against aubergine and terracotta
AI image prompt
Hex codes are baked into the prompt. For Midjourney, attach the square reference image below first — palettes hold far better with a visual reference.
flat lay of painted plaster swatches, butter yellow #F6E4A6 large field, warm terracotta #B25F41 band, deep aubergine #3B2137 base, low angled morning light grazing the surface texture, subtle shadow, minimal design studio photography --ar 4:5
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