Butterscotch Cream (Valspar 2008-2A)
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Butterscotch Cream (Valspar 2008-2A) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butterscotch Cream
Four Valspar colors picked for Butterscotch Cream 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 Butterscotch Cream, 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 | Pollen Powder | SW 9014 | 68 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Butter | 171 | 69.6 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Banana Mania | P260-4 | 72.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Evening Glow | 1205-5 | 72 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Butterscotch Cream (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Butterscotch Cream
Darker than Butterscotch Cream
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2008-2A |
| Hex | #FFD78C |
| RGB | 255, 215, 140 |
| HSL | 39°, 100%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.9, 4.5, 42.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butterscotch Cream (Valspar 2008-2A), published as #FFD78C
#EFCD8B
#FFE18B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butterscotch Cream (Valspar 2008-2A)?
- Butterscotch Cream has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butterscotch Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Butterscotch Cream in another brand?
- Banana Mania (Behr P260-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Butterscotch Cream warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Butterscotch Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 42.1; 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.