Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Sweet Butter |
| SKU | DE5462 |
| Hex | #FFFCD7 |
| RGB | 255, 252, 215 |
| HSL | 56°, 100%, 92% |
| LRV | 88 |
| Undertone | near-white with a hint of color |
| Family | White |
About Dunn-Edwards Sweet Butter
Sweet Butter is very light — LRV 88, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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 north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Sweet Butter 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
Closest matches by brand
11 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 white from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Rust-Oleum
Kompozit
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Sweet 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 #FFFCD7 in HSL space. Pair Sweet 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 Sweet Butter Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Sweet 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 DE5462 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Behr Equivalent of Sweet Butter
At Behr, the closest color to Sweet Butter is White Hydrangea (W-B-420) — very close at ΔE 2.13, though not an exact twin. It runs noticeably lighter (LRV 95 vs 88) and carries a near-white undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full White Hydrangea swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Sweet Butter
At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Sweet Butter is Crème Fraiche (2023-70) — very close at ΔE 3.06, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 93 vs 88) and carries a near-white undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Crème Fraiche swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Sweet Butter
At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Sweet Butter is Oyster Cracker (PPG1108-1) — very close at ΔE 2.91, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 86 vs 88) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Oyster Cracker swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Sweet Butter
At Glidden, the closest color to Sweet Butter is Candlelight Yellow (67YY 87/169) — very close at ΔE 2.95, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 87 vs 88) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Candlelight Yellow swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Sweet Butter
Diamond Vogel has no exact twin of Sweet Butter. The nearest is Fresh Cream (0838) at ΔE 4.3 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 88). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Fresh Cream swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Sweet Butter
At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Sweet Butter is Frozen Banana (0825) — very close at ΔE 2.58, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 87 vs 88) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Frozen Banana swatch →
Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Sweet Butter
Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Sweet Butter — the nearest deck color, Chiffon Cream (329598), is clearly different (ΔE 5). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE5462 instead. See the full Chiffon Cream swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Sweet Butter
At Kompozit, the closest color to Sweet Butter is Frozen Banana (0825) — very close at ΔE 2.58, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 91 vs 88) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Frozen Banana swatch →