Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Melted Butter |
| SKU | DE5313 |
| Hex | #FFCF53 |
| RGB | 255, 207, 83 |
| HSL | 43°, 100%, 66% |
| LRV | 64 |
| Undertone | warm red-orange tone |
| Family | Yellow |
About Dunn-Edwards Melted Butter
At LRV 64, Melted Butter is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Melted Butter is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
Closest matches by brand
12 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 yellow from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Kompozit
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Melted 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 #FFCF53 in HSL space. Pair Melted 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 Melted Butter Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Melted 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 DE5313 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Melted Butter
The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Melted Butter is Decisive Yellow (SW 6902). At ΔE 0.73 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 64). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Decisive Yellow and you'll get the same color. See the full Decisive Yellow swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Melted Butter
The closest Behr equivalent of Melted Butter is Canary Diamond (T16-05). At ΔE 0.33 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 64). If Behr is your counter, order Canary Diamond and you'll get the same color. See the full Canary Diamond swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Melted Butter
At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Melted Butter is Nacho Cheese (2018-40) — very close at ΔE 3.15, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Nacho Cheese swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Melted Butter
Valspar's nearest match is Golden Promise (3003-1C), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.36). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 66.6 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Melted Butter without repainting risk. See the full Golden Promise swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Melted Butter
The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Melted Butter is Fuzzy Navel (PPG1206-6). At ΔE 0.93 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Fuzzy Navel and you'll get the same color. See the full Fuzzy Navel swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Melted Butter
The closest Glidden equivalent of Melted Butter is Fuzzy Navel (PPG1206-6). At ΔE 0.93 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64). If Glidden is your counter, order Fuzzy Navel and you'll get the same color. See the full Fuzzy Navel swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Melted Butter
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Melted Butter is Honeybee Yellow (116-6DB) — very close at ΔE 2.64, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Honeybee Yellow swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Melted Butter
At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Melted Butter is Dutch Tulip (HGSW 1183) — very close at ΔE 2.26, though not an exact twin. It runs noticeably lighter (LRV 71 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dutch Tulip swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Melted Butter
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Peeps (0857), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.56). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Melted Butter without repainting risk. See the full Peeps swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Melted Butter
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Evening Star (0953), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.34). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Melted Butter without repainting risk. See the full Evening Star swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Melted Butter
C2 Paint has no exact twin of Melted Butter. The nearest is Daffodil (C2-620) at ΔE 4.3 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 60 vs 64). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Daffodil swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Melted Butter
Kompozit's nearest match is Evening Star (0953), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.34). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Melted Butter without repainting risk. See the full Evening Star swatch →