Butterfly Bush (PPG 1214-4)
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Butterfly Bush (PPG 1214-4) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butterfly Bush
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Butterfly Bush 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 Butterfly Bush, 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 | Venetian Yellow | SW 1666 | 77 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Lilies | 346 | 75.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Lily Bulb | P320-3 | 77.3 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pineapple Cream | 3008-4A | 81 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Butterfly Bush (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Butterfly Bush
Darker than Butterfly Bush
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1214-4 |
| Hex | #F3E4A7 |
| RGB | 243, 228, 167 |
| HSL | 48°, 76%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, -3.8, 31.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butterfly Bush (PPG 1214-4), published as #F3E4A7
#E3DAA6
#FFEEA6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butterfly Bush (PPG 1214-4)?
- Butterfly Bush has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butterfly Bush is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Butterfly Bush in another brand?
- Lily Bulb (Behr P320-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Butterfly Bush warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Butterfly Bush as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.7; 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.