Butterfield (BM 897)
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Butterfield (BM 897) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butterfield
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Butterfield by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Butterfield, 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 | Paperwhite | SW 7105 | 87 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Cotton Field | BXC-35 | 87.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ivory Lace | 7003-6 | 81 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spice Ivory | 1204-1 | 86 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Butterfield (LRV 85) by LRV.
Lighter than Butterfield
Darker than Butterfield
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 897 |
| Hex | #F8F0DC |
| RGB | 248, 240, 220 |
| HSL | 43°, 67%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.9, -0.6, 10.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butterfield (BM 897), published as #F8F0DC
#E7E6DA
#FFFADC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butterfield (BM 897)?
- Butterfield has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butterfield is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Butterfield in another brand?
- Cotton Field (Behr BXC-35) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Butterfield warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Butterfield as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.6; 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.