Gold Buttercup (Behr 310A-2)
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Gold Buttercup (Behr 310A-2) is a very light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 82.6, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gold Buttercup
Four Behr colors picked for Gold Buttercup 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 Gold Buttercup, 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 | They call it Mellow | SW 9015 | 79 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Soleil | AF-330 | 79.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Pretty Pretty Picture | 3004-4C | 80 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Creamy Custard | 1204-3 | 81 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Gold Buttercup (LRV 82.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Gold Buttercup
Darker than Gold Buttercup
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 310A-2 |
| Hex | #FFE8BB |
| RGB | 255, 232, 187 |
| HSL | 40°, 100%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.8, 1.2, 24.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gold Buttercup (Behr 310A-2), published as #FFE8BB
#EEDEBA
#FFF2BA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gold Buttercup (Behr 310A-2)?
- Gold Buttercup has an LRV of 82.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gold Buttercup is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Gold Buttercup in another brand?
- Pretty Pretty Picture (Valspar 3004-4C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Gold Buttercup warm or cool?
- Behr lists Gold Buttercup as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.8; 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.