Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Burnt Butter |
| SKU | DET483 |
| Hex | #A47C53 |
| RGB | 164, 124, 83 |
| HSL | 30°, 33%, 48% |
| LRV | 24 |
| Undertone | warm red-orange tone |
| Family | Brown |
About Dunn-Edwards Burnt Butter
With an LRV of 24, Burnt Butter is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Burnt Butter works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
Closest matches by brand
14 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all brown from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Magnolia Home
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
Portola Paints
Kompozit
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Burnt Butter within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A47C53 in HSL space. Pair Burnt Butter with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Dunn-Edwards Burnt Butter Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Burnt Butter from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DET483 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Burnt Butter
At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Burnt Butter is Smokey Topaz (SW 6117) — very close at ΔE 2.48, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 22 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Smokey Topaz swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Burnt Butter
Behr's nearest match is Butter Caramel (HDC-CL-18A), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.4). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 23 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Burnt Butter without repainting risk. See the full Butter Caramel swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Burnt Butter
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Graham Cracker (1113), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.17). It runs slightly darker (LRV 22 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Burnt Butter without repainting risk. See the full Graham Cracker swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Burnt Butter
At Valspar, the closest color to Burnt Butter is Leather Satchel (3003-7B) — very close at ΔE 2.18, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 23 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Leather Satchel swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Burnt Butter
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Caramelized Pecan (PPG1089-7), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.43). It runs slightly darker (LRV 22 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Burnt Butter without repainting risk. See the full Caramelized Pecan swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Burnt Butter
Glidden's nearest match is Cinnamon Crunch (PPG1080-6), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.76). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 23 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Burnt Butter without repainting risk. See the full Cinnamon Crunch swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Burnt Butter
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Burnt Butter is Chicken Coop (314-6DB) — very close at ΔE 2.48, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 22 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Chicken Coop swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Burnt Butter
At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Burnt Butter is Smokey Topaz (HGSW 2152) — very close at ΔE 2.48, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 22 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Smokey Topaz swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Burnt Butter
Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Burnt Butter. The nearest is Vintage Crown (JG-152) at ΔE 4.05 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 24). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Vintage Crown swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Burnt Butter
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Crazy Horse (0256), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.19). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 24 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Burnt Butter without repainting risk. See the full Crazy Horse swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Burnt Butter
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Butterscotch Mousse (0249), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.44). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 24 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Burnt Butter without repainting risk. See the full Butterscotch Mousse swatch →
Portola Paints Equivalent of Burnt Butter
Portola Paints has no exact twin of Burnt Butter. The nearest is Miel (MIEL) at ΔE 3.78 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 22 vs 24). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Miel swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Burnt Butter
Kompozit's nearest match is Butterscotch Mousse (0249), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.44). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 24 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Burnt Butter without repainting risk. See the full Butterscotch Mousse swatch →