Butter Rum (BM CC-188)
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Butter Rum (BM CC-188) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 60.7, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butter Rum
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Butter Rum 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 Rum, 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 | Avid Apricot | SW 6639 | 62 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sheer Apricot | M240-4 | 63.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Johnny Cake | 3001-6A | 63 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Caramel Ice | 1202-4 | 63 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Butter Rum (LRV 60.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Butter Rum
Darker than Butter Rum
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-188 |
| Hex | #F0C9A1 |
| RGB | 240, 201, 161 |
| HSL | 30°, 72%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.4, 8.2, 25.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butter Rum (BM CC-188), published as #F0C9A1
#E0BFA0
#FFD3A0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butter Rum (BM CC-188)?
- Butter Rum has an LRV of 60.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butter Rum is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Butter Rum in another brand?
- Sheer Apricot (Behr M240-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Butter Rum warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Butter Rum as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.2; 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.