Butter Rum
PPU4-03 · #C38551 · LRV 29 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Rookwood Terra Cotta14
- 2Determined Orange22
- 3Butter Rum29
- 4Caramelized35
- 5Venetian Plaster42
What Color Is Butter Rum, Really?
Butter Rum reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr PPU4-03 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Butter Rum
Butter Rum is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Butter Rum
Butter Rum sits in the mid-range at LRV 29, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Butter Rum are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr PPU4-03 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Rookwood AmberSW 2817 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 29 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Butterscotch Sundae1147 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 29 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Copper Hide2005-5B · Valspar | 3.3 | 27.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | GingerbreadPPG1201-6 · PPG / Glidden | 2.7 | 29 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Bright Copper Coin80YR 29/371 · Glidden | 2.2 | 29 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Topaz Gemstone312-5DB · Dutch Boy | 3.0 | 28 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Butter Rum within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C38551 in HSL space. Pair Butter Rum with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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