Butter Yellow (Behr ICC-90)
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Butter Yellow (Behr ICC-90) is a very light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 86.5, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butter Yellow
Four Behr colors picked for Butter Yellow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Yellow, 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 | Fresh Zest | SW 9662 | 82 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Peach Pie | 127 | 81 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Veranda Ivory | 7003-20 | 85 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Golden Mushroom | 1207-2 | 82 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Butter Yellow (LRV 86.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Butter Yellow
Darker than Butter Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ICC-90 |
| Hex | #FBEED5 |
| RGB | 251, 238, 213 |
| HSL | 39°, 83%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.5, 0.4, 13.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butter Yellow (Behr ICC-90), published as #FBEED5
#EAE4D3
#FFF8D5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butter Yellow (Behr ICC-90)?
- Butter Yellow has an LRV of 86.5 (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 Yellow is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Butter Yellow in another brand?
- Peach Pie (BM 127) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Butter Yellow warm or cool?
- Behr lists Butter Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.7; 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.