Butter (BM 2023-60)
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Butter (BM 2023-60) is a very light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 85.6, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butter
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Butter by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Butter, 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 | Icy Lemonade | SW 1667 | 80 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Natural Light | P310-2 | 89 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Warm Summer | 3008-2B | 86 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Joyful | 1107-2 | 85 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Butter (LRV 85.6) by LRV.
Darker than Butter
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2023-60 |
| Hex | #FCF5C4 |
| RGB | 252, 245, 196 |
| HSL | 52°, 90%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.0, -5.3, 24.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butter (BM 2023-60), published as #FCF5C4
#EBEAC3
#FFFFC3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butter (BM 2023-60)?
- Butter has an LRV of 85.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butter is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Butter in another brand?
- Natural Light (Behr P310-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Butter warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.5; 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.