Buttered Yam (BM AF-230)
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Buttered Yam (BM AF-230) is a deep, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 24.7, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Buttered Yam
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Buttered Yam 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 Buttered Yam, 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 | Rhumba Orange | SW 6642 | 27 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Marmalade Glaze | PPU3-02 | 24.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Caramel Cream | 2009-2 | 23 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Ginger Root | 1200-6 | 24 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Buttered Yam (LRV 24.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Buttered Yam
Darker than Buttered Yam
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-230 |
| Hex | #C37540 |
| RGB | 195, 117, 64 |
| HSL | 24°, 52%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.8, 26.0, 41.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Buttered Yam (BM AF-230), published as #C37540
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Buttered Yam (BM AF-230)?
- Buttered Yam has an LRV of 24.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Buttered Yam is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Buttered Yam in another brand?
- Marmalade Glaze (Behr PPU3-02) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Buttered Yam warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Buttered Yam as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 41.6; 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.