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Butternut Squash 1090
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Butternut Squash sits at L* 66.8, a* 9.6, b* 26.1. Its hue angle is 70° and its chroma is 27.8, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 72%.
LRV 35.2: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 35.2, Butternut Squash is lighter than 39% 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 Butternut Squash
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanyard | SW 7680 | 0.74 | Practically identical | |
| Caramelized | SW 9186 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| Mesa Tan | SW 7695 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Butternut Squash
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington Tan | 270F-5 | 1.40 | Very close | |
| Gingersnap | S270-5 | 1.42 | Very close | |
| Teatime | PPU4-6 | 1.75 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Fresh | AF-360 | 1.40 | Very close | |
| Barley Harvest | 1070 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Peanut Shell | 2162-40 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Roxbury Caramel | HC-42 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Saddle Tan | 1124 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Desert Beach | 1104 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Fox Hedge Tan 1167 · lighter, LRV 39.0
- Simple Pleasures 1097 · lighter, LRV 39.0
- Ipanema AF-245 · lighter, LRV 40.0
- Baked Cumin 1062 · darker, LRV 32.2
- Great Plains Gold 1077 · darker, LRV 32.6
- Beach House Beige 1083 · darker, LRV 32.9
Colors that go with Butternut Squash
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Belle Island 782 · complementary (180°)
- Dusty Mauve 2174-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Agave AF-420 · analogous (+30°)
- Gulf Stream 670 · triadic (120°)
- Mighty Aphrodite 1397 · triadic (240°)
Butternut Squash vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 3.7) is about as light, more red/pink.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 9.3) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 35.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 10.1) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 35.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.