Soft Buttercup (Behr P290-1)
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Soft Buttercup (Behr P290-1) is a very light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 85.5, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Buttercup
Four Behr colors picked for Soft 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 Soft 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 | Lemon Chiffon | SW 6686 | 79 | 2.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Soleil | AF-330 | 79.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Coconut Cream | 3004-2C | 84 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Gentle Glow | 1210-2 | 79 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Soft Buttercup (LRV 85.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Buttercup
Darker than Soft Buttercup
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | P290-1 |
| Hex | #FFEDBE |
| RGB | 255, 237, 190 |
| HSL | 43°, 100%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.1, -1.0, 25.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Buttercup (Behr P290-1), published as #FFEDBE
#EEE3BD
#FFF8BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Buttercup (Behr P290-1)?
- Soft Buttercup has an LRV of 85.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Buttercup is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Buttercup in another brand?
- Coconut Cream (Valspar 3004-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Buttercup warm or cool?
- Behr lists Soft Buttercup as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.0; 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.