Butter Nut (Behr HDC-AC-13)
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Butter Nut (Behr HDC-AC-13) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butter Nut
Four Behr colors picked for Butter Nut 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 Nut, 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 | Vintage Gold | SW 9024 | 41 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Roxbury Caramel | HC-42 | 40.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Buckskin Pony | 3004-7C | 39 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Outback | 1088-5 | 40 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Butter Nut (LRV 41 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Butter Nut
Darker than Butter Nut
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-AC-13 |
| Hex | #CBA578 |
| RGB | 203, 165, 120 |
| HSL | 33°, 44%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.2, 7.9, 28.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butter Nut (Behr HDC-AC-13), published as #CBA578
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butter Nut (Behr HDC-AC-13)?
- Butter Nut has an LRV of 41 (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 Nut is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Butter Nut in another brand?
- Vintage Gold (SW 9024) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Butter Nut warm or cool?
- Behr lists Butter Nut as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.6; 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.