Butter (PPG 1213-3)
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Butter (PPG 1213-3) is a very light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butter
Four PPG Paints colors picked for 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 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 | Springtime | SW 6708 | 77 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | San Pedro Morning | 366 | 79 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Summer Resort | 400A-2 | 85.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Warm Summer | 3008-2B | 86 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Butter (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Butter
Darker than Butter
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1213-3 |
| Hex | #F4EEBA |
| RGB | 244, 238, 186 |
| HSL | 54°, 73%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.4, -6.0, 26.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butter (PPG 1213-3), published as #F4EEBA
#E3E3B9
#FFF9B9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butter (PPG 1213-3)?
- Butter has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butter is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Butter in another brand?
- Summer Resort (Behr 400A-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Butter warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.0; 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.