Butter Creme (Behr BIC-28)
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Butter Creme (Behr BIC-28) is a very light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 80.7, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butter Creme
Four Behr colors picked for Butter Creme 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 Butter Creme, 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 | Honeypot | SW 9663 | 75 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pineapple Smoothy | 142 | 74.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Pretty Pretty Picture | 3004-4C | 80 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Belgian Waffle | 1208-3 | 75 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Butter Creme (LRV 80.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Butter Creme
Darker than Butter Creme
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BIC-28 |
| Hex | #FEE5BA |
| RGB | 254, 229, 186 |
| HSL | 38°, 97%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.0, 2.2, 24.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butter Creme (Behr BIC-28), published as #FEE5BA
#EDDBB9
#FFEFB9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butter Creme (Behr BIC-28)?
- Butter Creme has an LRV of 80.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butter Creme is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Butter Creme in another brand?
- Pineapple Smoothy (BM 142) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Butter Creme warm or cool?
- Behr lists Butter Creme as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.1; 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.