Butterfield (SW 6676)
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Butterfield (SW 6676) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butterfield
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Butterfield 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 Butterfield, 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 | Corn Husk | 307 | 53.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Honey Locust | PPU6-06 | 61.3 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Golden Moon | 3004-3B | 53 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Yellow Coneflower | 1209-5 | 53 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Butterfield (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Butterfield
Darker than Butterfield
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6676 |
| Hex | #F7BE5B |
| RGB | 247, 190, 91 |
| HSL | 38°, 91%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.4, 10.3, 56.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butterfield (SW 6676), published as #F7BE5B
#E8B45B
#FFC858
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butterfield (SW 6676)?
- Butterfield has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butterfield is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Butterfield in another brand?
- Corn Husk (BM 307) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Butterfield warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Butterfield as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 56.7; 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.