Butternut (SW 6389)
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Butternut (SW 6389) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 37, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butternut
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Butternut by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Butternut, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Massicot | CW-380 | 34.2 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Solid Gold | M280-6 | 36.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Poseidon's Gold | 3004-5A | 36 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bran Muffin | 16-14 | 36 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Butternut (LRV 37) by LRV.
Lighter than Butternut
Darker than Butternut
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6389 |
| Hex | #CC9B5C |
| RGB | 204, 155, 92 |
| HSL | 34°, 52%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.3, 11.0, 39.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butternut (SW 6389), published as #CC9B5C
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#DBA55A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butternut (SW 6389)?
- Butternut has an LRV of 37. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butternut is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Butternut in another brand?
- Solid Gold (Behr M280-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Butternut warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Butternut as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.8; 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.