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Butterfield SW 6676
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, Butterfield sits at L* 80.4, a* 10.3, b* 56.7. Its hue angle is 80° and its chroma is 57.6, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 98%.
LRV 57.2: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 57.2, Butterfield is lighter than 69% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Butterfield
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Husk | 307 | 0.64 | Practically identical | |
| Semolina | 2155-40 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Luminous Days | 300 | 2.55 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Butterfield
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Locust | PPU6-6 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Honey Locust | PPU6-06 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Daffodil | HDC-SP16-05 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bee | SW 6683 | 1.30 | Very close | |
| Social Butterfly | SW 6898 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Sundance | SW 6897 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Overjoy | SW 6689 | 3.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rayo de Sol | SW 9020 | 3.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| June Day | SW 6682 | 3.85 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Sundance SW 6897 · lighter, LRV 62.4
- June Day SW 6682 · lighter, LRV 62.7
- Yellow Bird SW 9022 · lighter, LRV 63.8
- Olden Amber SW 9013 · darker, LRV 53.0
- Stirring Orange SW 6889 · darker, LRV 51.4
- Goldenrod SW 6677 · darker, LRV 50.1
Colors that go with Butterfield
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Butterfield:
- Gateway Gray SW 7644
- Thunder Gray SW 7645
- Morning Sun SW 6672
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Undercool SW 6957 · complementary (180°)
- Tangerine SW 6640 · analogous (−30°)
- Mélange Green SW 6710 · analogous (+30°)
- Belize SW 6945 · triadic (120°)
- Prominent Pink SW 6846 · triadic (240°)
Butterfield vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 6.5) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 57.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 9.3) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 57.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 10.7) is darker (LRV 41.1 vs 57.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink.