Brandy Butter (Behr 270D-4)
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Brandy Butter (Behr 270D-4) is a medium, warm orange from Behr: LRV 56.6, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brandy Butter
Four Behr colors picked for Brandy Butter by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Brandy Butter, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Melón Meloso | SW 9007 | 55 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Canyonlands | 109 | 50.2 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Caramel Sugar | 2007-6A | 56 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Gentle Doe | 1201-4 | 53 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr orange colors nearest to Brandy Butter (LRV 56.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Brandy Butter
Darker than Brandy Butter
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 270D-4 |
| Hex | #F3BB8F |
| RGB | 243, 187, 143 |
| HSL | 26°, 81%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.9, 14.6, 30.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brandy Butter (Behr 270D-4), published as #F3BB8F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brandy Butter (Behr 270D-4)?
- Brandy Butter has an LRV of 56.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brandy Butter is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Brandy Butter in another brand?
- Melón Meloso (SW 9007) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Brandy Butter warm or cool?
- Behr lists Brandy Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.