Home › Benjamin Moore › Yellow › Fresh Butter
Fresh Butter 290
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Fresh Butter sits at L* 88.9, a* -3.0, b* 33.6. Its hue angle is 95° and its chroma is 33.8, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 92%.
LRV 69.5: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 69.5, Fresh Butter is lighter than 77% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Fresh Butter
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venetian Yellow | SW 1666 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| Optimistic Yellow | SW 6900 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Glisten Yellow | SW 6912 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Fresh Butter
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pear Cider | P330-3 | 1.22 | Very close | |
| Flourish | P330-3A | 1.22 | Very close | |
| Lily Bulb | P320-3 | 1.47 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Yellow | HC-4 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Ray of Light | CSP-910 | 1.26 | Very close | |
| Cambridge Heights | 276 | 1.40 | Very close | |
| Valley View | 214 | 1.57 | Very close | |
| Copacabana | 284 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Banana Cream | 275 | 1.72 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Cypress Grove 388 · lighter, LRV 74.9
- Sun Blossom 149 · lighter, LRV 75.4
- Morning Sunshine 2018-50 · lighter, LRV 75.7
- Valley View 214 · darker, LRV 66.2
- Lime Sherbet CSP-845 · darker, LRV 66.8
- Barley 199 · darker, LRV 67.5
Colors that go with Fresh Butter
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Windmill Wings 2067-60 · complementary (180°)
- Peach Pudding 137 · analogous (−30°)
- Key Lime 2031-50 · analogous (+30°)
- California Breeze 757 · triadic (120°)
- Valentine's Day 2077-60 · triadic (240°)
Fresh Butter vs popular colors
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 1.1) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 69.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 4.2) is darker (LRV 68.0 vs 69.5), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 4.6) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 69.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.