Butterscotch Sundae (BM 1147)
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Butterscotch Sundae (BM 1147) is a deep, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 29.1, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butterscotch Sundae
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Butterscotch Sundae 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 Butterscotch Sundae, 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 | Rookwood Amber | SW 2817 | 29 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Mulling Spice | 280D-6 | 29 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Pronghorn | 3002-5A | 29 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Broomstick | 16-19 | 31 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Butterscotch Sundae (LRV 29.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Butterscotch Sundae
Darker than Butterscotch Sundae
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1147 |
| Hex | #BE8759 |
| RGB | 190, 135, 89 |
| HSL | 27°, 44%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.8, 15.8, 33.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butterscotch Sundae (BM 1147), published as #BE8759
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butterscotch Sundae (BM 1147)?
- Butterscotch Sundae has an LRV of 29.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butterscotch Sundae is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Butterscotch Sundae in another brand?
- Pronghorn (Valspar 3002-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Butterscotch Sundae warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Butterscotch Sundae as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 33.0; 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.