Butter Milk
CC-216 · #FBEBC1 · LRV 80 — warm red-orange tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
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What Color Is Butter Milk, Really?
Butter Milk reads as a warm red-orange tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore CC-216 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Butter Milk
Butter Milk shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Butter Milk
Butter Milk is very light — LRV 80, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Butter Milk 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 Benjamin Moore CC-216 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 | DaybreakSW 6700 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 82 | Color page → |
| Behr | Dandelion TeaT15-9 · Behr | 1.1 | 82 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lemon Cream3006-4C · Valspar | 0.6 | 84.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | JoyfulPPG1107-2 · PPG / Glidden | 3.0 | 84 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Daisy Yellow60YY 83/219 · Glidden | 1.9 | 83 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Rainforest Glow122-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.3 | 81 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Butter Milk within Benjamin Moore'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 #FBEBC1 in HSL space. Pair Butter Milk with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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