Butter Milk (BM CC-216)
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Butter Milk (BM CC-216) is a very light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 80.3, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butter Milk
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Butter Milk 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 Milk, 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 | Lemon Chiffon | SW 6686 | 79 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Rich Cream | 340A-2 | 83.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Creamy Oat | 3002-2C | 84 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Barely Butter | 1205-3 | 82 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Butter Milk (LRV 80.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Butter Milk
Darker than Butter Milk
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-216 |
| Hex | #FBEBC1 |
| RGB | 251, 235, 193 |
| HSL | 43°, 88%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.4, -1.0, 22.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butter Milk (BM CC-216), published as #FBEBC1
#EAE1C0
#FFF5C0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butter Milk (BM CC-216)?
- Butter Milk has an LRV of 80.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butter Milk is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Butter Milk in another brand?
- Rich Cream (Behr 340A-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Butter Milk warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Butter Milk as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.4; 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.