Buttercup Squash (Valspar 2007-1A)
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Buttercup Squash (Valspar 2007-1A) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Buttercup Squash
Four Valspar colors picked for Buttercup Squash by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Buttercup Squash, 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 | Osage Orange | SW 6890 | 45 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Carrot Stick | 2016-30 | 41.1 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Exotic Blossom | P240-6 | 45.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cornucopia | 1203-7 | 42 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Buttercup Squash (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Buttercup Squash
Darker than Buttercup Squash
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2007-1A |
| Hex | #F89839 |
| RGB | 248, 152, 57 |
| HSL | 30°, 93%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.4, 28.9, 62.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Buttercup Squash (Valspar 2007-1A), published as #F89839
#E98E3A
#FFA235
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Buttercup Squash (Valspar 2007-1A)?
- Buttercup Squash has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Buttercup Squash is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Buttercup Squash in another brand?
- Exotic Blossom (Behr P240-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Buttercup Squash warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Buttercup Squash as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 62.1; 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.