Butter Up (SW 6681)
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Butter Up (SW 6681) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butter Up
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Butter Up 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 Butter Up, 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 | Traditional Yellow | 170 | 72.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Honey Tone | 360C-3 | 73.5 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Charm Bracelet | 3004-4B | 74 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Visionary | 1210-3 | 76 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Butter Up (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Butter Up
Darker than Butter Up
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6681 |
| Hex | #F6DDA3 |
| RGB | 246, 221, 163 |
| HSL | 42°, 82%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.9, 0.4, 31.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butter Up (SW 6681), published as #F6DDA3
#E6D3A2
#FFE7A2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butter Up (SW 6681)?
- Butter Up has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butter Up is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Butter Up in another brand?
- Visionary (PPG 1210-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Butter Up warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Butter Up 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.