Fresh Butter (BM 290)
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Fresh Butter (BM 290) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 69.5, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fresh Butter
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fresh 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 Fresh 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 | Venetian Yellow | SW 1666 | 77 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Pear Cider | P330-3 | 71.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Late Day Sun | 3006-4A | 74 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Demeter | 11-01 | 70 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Fresh Butter (LRV 69.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Fresh Butter
Darker than Fresh Butter
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 290 |
| Hex | #F1DF9F |
| RGB | 241, 223, 159 |
| HSL | 47°, 75%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.9, -3.0, 33.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fresh Butter (BM 290), published as #F1DF9F
#E1D59E
#FFE99E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fresh Butter (BM 290)?
- Fresh Butter has an LRV of 69.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fresh Butter is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fresh Butter in another brand?
- Venetian Yellow (SW 1666) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Fresh Butter warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fresh Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 33.7; 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.