Soft light yellow nail polish has almost officially adopted a new, cute name in 2024 and 2025: butter yellow (or buttermilk). This trend is taking over TikTok and Instagram feeds — and it’s easy to see why it’s quickly become the shade of the season. It’s adorable, fresh, and perfectly matches the bright, joyful vibes of spring and summer.
Butter yellow is a dainty and cheerful shade, often associated with feelings of joy, trust, happiness, and even Harry Potter’s Hufflepuff aesthetic and the charming honeycore aesthetic.
For this post, I’ve rounded up the most stunning butter yellow nail design ideas from Instagram!
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Buttermilk Nail Ideas
I’ve gathered the dreamiest butter yellow nail designs and organized them by style, so you can easily find the one that best matches your mood and aesthetic. Whether you’re feeling soft and dainty, playful and bold, or chic and minimal — there’s a butter yellow look here for you.
Plain Butter Yellow Nails.
Just plain soft yellow dainty nail polish.
Super aesthetic and cute with a coat of chrome for sophistication.
A touch of sunshine brightness with chrome effect on plain butter nails.
Butter yellow nails with chrome are also perfect for an elegant nail aesthetic.
Butter Yellow nails with a cute design
Light yellow and white flower nails are a classic for spring nails.
Long nails with cute and easy flower nail art. Play with bright spring shades like orange and red.
The trendy nail design of the summer and spring season in 2025, the lemon nail art is the perfect match for buttery light yellow.
Short, square, cute nails also match wonderfully with white flowers and the soft and cute spring and summer vibes.
Light purple is my favorite color, and I adore this fun chequered nail art, playing with lilac and buttery yellow shades. A super fun and original nail design for summer.
French Tips
The classic, simple and easy French tips on a dainty pastel yellow short nail.
Get creative for spring with easy and cute floral nail designs in butter yellow and white.
Spring aesthetic with a touch of glitter glam.
The trendy chrome effect on butter yellow french tips.
Butter yellow tips with easy, minimal design.
Tiny cherry nail art for a little spring statement.
Same trendy match of soft yellow tips and chrome on short nails with a very cute and simple flower design.
Chrome and glitter on bridal nails.
Butter Yellow and Light Pink
Pink and butter yellow is certainly the most popular color combo of this spring and summer fashion, and this charming combo also looks ultra feminine and springy on a manicure.
Cheerful Summer Nail Art with Buttermilk Nail Color
Summer-themed nail designs are definitely the most creative of all seasonal nail art. This year, butter yellow has become the star of the show in the playful world of summer manicures.
We’re seeing gorgeous orange, strawberry, and cherry nail designs that celebrate summer fruits, paired with trendy stripes in beautiful combinations of pastel yellow, pastel blue, light pink, and soft orange.
The top two summer nail art elements — the Sicilian lemon and the blueberry — come together in this stunning buttermilk and blue summer nail design.
Stunning, creative butter yellow and blue blueberry summer nails.
Pastel soft tropical vibes in this 3D summer manicure, proving that Light blue nails and light yellow are a match made in heaven.
When pastel aesthetics and mermaid aesthetics meet in a stunning, feminine and whimsical summer-themed manicure.
Gorgeously 3D mermaid summer vibes with butter yellow and pink.
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Soft pastel pink and yellow Cottagecore rose garden.
Cottagecore manicure in a buttermilk romantic set.
Cute Coquette inspired nails with bows, lace and summer lemons.
If you’re looking to brighten up your look with a fresh, cheerful, and trendy nail color, butter yellow nails are the perfect choice for spring and summer.
This soft, light yellow shade is not only adorable but also versatile, pairing beautifully with minimal, coquette, and cottagecore aesthetics.
Whether you prefer simple solid colors or delicate designs, these butter yellow nail ideas are sure to lift your mood and add a joyful touch to your style. Don’t forget to save your favorites and try them out for your next mani!
