Melted Butter (BM CSP-905)
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Melted Butter (BM CSP-905) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Melted Butter
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Melted 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 Melted 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 | Lily | SW 6693 | 81 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Dandelion Tea | T15-9 | 82.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Heart of Palm | 6008-5B | 79 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Slices Of Happy | 1109-1 | 78 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Melted Butter (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Melted Butter
Darker than Melted Butter
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-905 |
| Hex | #F2E7BD |
| RGB | 242, 231, 189 |
| HSL | 48°, 67%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.6, -2.8, 21.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Melted Butter (BM CSP-905), published as #F2E7BD
#E1DDBC
#FFF1BC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Melted Butter (BM CSP-905)?
- Melted Butter has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Melted Butter is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Melted Butter in another brand?
- Heart of Palm (Valspar 6008-5B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Melted Butter warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Melted Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.8; 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.