Butterfly Wings (BM 090)
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Butterfly Wings (BM 090) is a medium, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 47.6, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butterfly Wings
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Butterfly Wings by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Butterfly Wings, 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 | Inventive Orange | SW 6633 | 42 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Cheerful Tangerine | P210-5 | 48.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Orange Nut | 2004-1C | 47 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Copper River | 1196-5 | 47 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Butterfly Wings (LRV 47.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Butterfly Wings
Darker than Butterfly Wings
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 090 |
| Hex | #FCA574 |
| RGB | 252, 165, 116 |
| HSL | 22°, 96%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.4, 27.2, 38.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butterfly Wings (BM 090), published as #FCA574
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butterfly Wings (BM 090)?
- Butterfly Wings has an LRV of 47.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butterfly Wings is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Butterfly Wings in another brand?
- Cheerful Tangerine (Behr P210-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Butterfly Wings warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Butterfly Wings as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.