Melted Butter (Behr 300A-3)
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Melted Butter (Behr 300A-3) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 75.7, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Melted Butter
Four Behr colors picked for Melted Butter by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Melted 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 | La Luna Amarilla | SW 9016 | 76 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Haze | 2017-50 | 73.2 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Maple Cream | 3003-4B | 75 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Doodle | 1204-4 | 75 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Melted Butter (LRV 75.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Melted Butter
Darker than Melted Butter
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 300A-3 |
| Hex | #FFDDA5 |
| RGB | 255, 221, 165 |
| HSL | 37°, 100%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.7, 4.1, 31.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Melted Butter (Behr 300A-3), published as #FFDDA5
#EFD3A4
#FFE7A4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Melted Butter (Behr 300A-3)?
- Melted Butter has an LRV of 75.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Melted Butter is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Melted Butter in another brand?
- Yellow Haze (BM 2017-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Melted Butter warm or cool?
- Behr lists Melted Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.9; 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.