Barely Butter (PPG 1205-3)
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Barely Butter (PPG 1205-3) is a very light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Barely Butter
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Barely Butter by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Barely 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 | Lemon Chiffon | SW 6686 | 79 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Goldtone | 176 | 77.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Rich Cream | 340A-2 | 83.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Champagne Dance | 3005-4C | 84 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Barely Butter (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Barely Butter
Darker than Barely Butter
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1205-3 |
| Hex | #F8E9C2 |
| RGB | 248, 233, 194 |
| HSL | 43°, 79%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.6, -0.9, 20.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Barely Butter (PPG 1205-3), published as #F8E9C2
#E7DFC0
#FFF3C1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Barely Butter (PPG 1205-3)?
- Barely Butter has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Barely Butter is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Barely Butter in another brand?
- Rich Cream (Behr 340A-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Barely Butter warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Barely Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.8; 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.