Like Butter (Valspar 3005-2A)
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Like Butter (Valspar 3005-2A) is a very light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Like Butter
Four Valspar colors picked for Like Butter 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 Like Butter, 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 | Sunny Veranda | SW 9017 | 76 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Lemon Drops | 2019-50 | 77 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Summer Harvest | 380A-3 | 80.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Twinkle Little Star | 1211-4 | 80 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Like Butter (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Like Butter
Darker than Like Butter
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-2A |
| Hex | #FEE59C |
| RGB | 254, 229, 156 |
| HSL | 45°, 98%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.5, -1.4, 38.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Like Butter (Valspar 3005-2A), published as #FEE59C
#EEDB9B
#FFEF9B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Like Butter (Valspar 3005-2A)?
- Like Butter has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Like Butter is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Like Butter in another brand?
- Summer Harvest (Behr 380A-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Like Butter warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Like Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.7; 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.