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BENJAMIN MOORE · CSP-905

Benjamin Moore Melted Butter#F2E7BD · LRV null

Melted Butter reads as a yellow / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore CSP-905 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE MELTED BUTTER
RGB 242, 231, 189 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Melted Butter
SKU CSP-905
Hex #F2E7BD
RGB 242, 231, 189
HSL 48°, 67%, 85%
LRV null
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Yellow

About Benjamin Moore Melted Butter

At LRV null, Melted Butter is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its yellow 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 rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Melted Butter earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Bermuda Son
SKU 0797 · #F0E9BE · LRV 81
ΔE 1.58 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.13
All yellow at Behr →
PPU9-13
#EDE4B9
Yellow Wax Pepper
ΔE 1.13 · LRV 77
M320-3
#F2E4B8
Brushstroke
ΔE 1.26 · LRV 78
380E-3
#EEE6B9
Satin Souffle
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 78
350E-3
#F7E5B9
Oklahoma Wheat
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 79
370E-2
#EEEAC6
Cream Silk
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 81

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.14
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6693
#F3E8C2
Lily
ΔE 1.14 · LRV 81
SW 1668
#F2EAC3
Pineapple Cream
ΔE 1.4 · LRV 82
SW 6700
#F3EAC6
Daybreak
ΔE 1.81 · LRV 82
SW 6686
#F5E5BC
Lemon Chiffon
ΔE 2 · LRV 79
SW 6679
#F4E3BC
Full Moon
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 78

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.24
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1109-1
#EDE5BC
Slices Of Happy
ΔE 1.24 · LRV 78
1205-3
#F8E9C2
Barely Butter
ΔE 2.04 · LRV 82
1210-2
#F6E5B9
Gentle Glow
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 79
1204-3
#F9E7BF
Creamy Custard
ΔE 2.9 · LRV 81
12-05
#F5E4BF
Winter Wheat
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 79

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.3
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5484
#F2EABF
Limesicle
ΔE 1.3 · LRV 81
DE5456
#F2E9BB
Sandy Shore
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 81
DE5505
#F1EBC8
Natural Light
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 82
DE6163
#F6E6C5
Melted Wax
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 80
DE5519
#E9E8BB
Perfect Pear
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 79

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.68
All yellow at Valspar →
6008-9A
#F2EABC
Lime Kiss
ΔE 1.68 · LRV 81.2
6008-5B
#F3E3B7
Heart of Palm
ΔE 1.94 · LRV 77.6
8001-26A
#EDE8C1
Beacon
ΔE 2.29 · LRV 80
V057-1
#EFE8B7
Endive
ΔE 2.43 · LRV 79.5
3005-8C
#F6E5BE
Pale Maize
ΔE 2.67 · LRV 79.1

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.8
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 71
#EADFB7
Pale Hound
ΔE 1.8 · LRV 74
NO. 2012
#F1E6C8
House White
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 79
NO. 67
#EFDBB3
Farrow's Cream
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 72
NO. 59
#F5E8D0
New White
ΔE 5.99 · LRV 82
NO. 2010
#EDE9D8
James White
ΔE 7.8 · LRV 81

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.84
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 1.84 · LRV 75
JG-37
#F3F0DA
Lit Candles
ΔE 6.58 · LRV 86
JG-17
#E8E1CD
Soft Landing
ΔE 6.74 · LRV 75
JG-16
#EEE7D5
Carter Crème
ΔE 7.39 · LRV 80
JG-33
#EFEBDB
Pearly Cotton
ΔE 8.19 · LRV 83

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.36
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 5.36 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 5.76 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 9.32 · LRV 65
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 10.39 · LRV 92
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 10.57 · LRV 86

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.64
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 5.64 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 7.87 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 7.95 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 9.08 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-11
#E8E4DE
On Point
ΔE 12.17 · LRV 78

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Melted Butter within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

289
Pale Moon
LRV 76
HC-5
Weston Flax
LRV 76
373
Yellow Iris
LRV null
931
Royal Linen
LRV null
CW-410
Chamber Yellow
LRV 75
197
America's Heartland
LRV 78

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #F2E7BD in HSL space. Pair Melted Butter with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#F2E7BD + #BDC8F2
TRIADIC
#F2E7BD · #BDF2E7 · #E7BDF2
ANALOGOUS
#F2CDBD · #F2E7BD · #E3F2BD

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.24:1 fail
Sample text on black
16.94:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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