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Butterfly Wings 090
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Butterfly Wings sits at L* 75.4, a* 27.2, b* 38.5. Its hue angle is 55° and its chroma is 47.1, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 88%.
LRV 47.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 47.6, Butterfly Wings is lighter than 52% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Butterfly Wings
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inventive Orange | SW 6633 | 3.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tangerine | SW 6640 | 4.19 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Kumquat | SW 6648 | 5.04 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Butterfly Wings
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheerful Tangerine | P210-5 | 0.53 | Practically identical | |
| Marmalade | 240B-4 | 0.88 | Practically identical | |
| Burning Coals | P200-5 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party Peach | 139 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peachy Keen | 2014-40 | 2.80 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peachland | 2168-40 | 3.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Intense Peach | 081 | 4.00 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Toffee Orange | 2167-40 | 4.01 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sausalito Sunset | 074 | 4.36 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Tangerine Zing 132 · lighter, LRV 50.4
- Vivid Beauty 138 · lighter, LRV 54.1
- Tooty Fruity 089 · lighter, LRV 53.5
- Antelope Canyon 125 · darker, LRV 42.8
- Succulent Peach 068 · darker, LRV 44.5
- Coral Spice 2170-40 · darker, LRV 43.5
Colors that go with Butterfly Wings
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Cayman Blue 2060-50 · complementary (180°)
- Old World 2011-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Stuart Gold HC-10 · analogous (+30°)
- St. Patty's Day 614 · triadic (120°)
- Victorian Trim 2068-50 · triadic (240°)
Butterfly Wings vs popular colors
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 9.6) is darker (LRV 41.1 vs 47.6), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 9.6) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 47.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 11.8) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 47.6), more yellow/warm, more green.