Color spec
| Brand | HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Butter Up |
| SKU | HGSW 1196 |
| Hex | #F6DDA3 |
| RGB | 246, 221, 163 |
| HSL | 42°, 82%, 80% |
| LRV | 74 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Yellow |
About HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Butter Up
At LRV 74, Butter Up 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.
Butter Up 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 at every US brand
14 brands · top 5 each5 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.
Sherwin-Williams
Dutch Boy
Dunn-Edwards
PPG / Glidden
C2 Paint
Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Kompozit
Behr
Diamond Vogel
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Butter Up within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams'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 #F6DDA3 in HSL space. Pair Butter Up 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.
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Butter Up Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Butter Up 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 HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1196 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Butter Up
The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Butter Up is Butter Up (SW 6681). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 74 vs 74). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Butter Up and you'll get the same color. See the full Butter Up swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Butter Up
The closest Dutch Boy equivalent of Butter Up is Simply Yellow (115-3DB). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 74 vs 74). If Dutch Boy is your counter, order Simply Yellow and you'll get the same color. See the full Simply Yellow swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Butter Up
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Clay Dust (DE5373), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.04). It runs slightly darker (LRV 69 vs 74) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Butter Up without repainting risk. See the full Clay Dust swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Butter Up
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Visionary (PPG1210-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.18). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 74) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Butter Up without repainting risk. See the full Visionary swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Butter Up
C2 Paint's nearest match is Limerick (C2-592), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.37). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 74 vs 74) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Butter Up without repainting risk. See the full Limerick swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Butter Up
Kompozit's nearest match is Gold Strand (0812), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.56). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 75 vs 74) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Butter Up without repainting risk. See the full Gold Strand swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Butter Up
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Suntan Yellow (2155-50), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.77). It runs slightly darker (LRV 70 vs 74) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Butter Up without repainting risk. See the full Suntan Yellow swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Butter Up
At Valspar, the closest color to Butter Up is Kelsey's Curls (8002-25C) — very close at ΔE 2.2, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 75 vs 74) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Kelsey's Curls swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Butter Up
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Butter Up is First Day of School (0924) — very close at ΔE 2.39, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 73 vs 74) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full First Day of School swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Butter Up
At Clare, the closest color to Butter Up is Lemonade (PNT100-MD-22) — very close at ΔE 2.54, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 69 vs 74) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Lemonade swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Butter Up
At Behr, the closest color to Butter Up is Midsummer (BXC-31) — very close at ΔE 2.55, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 73 vs 74) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Midsummer swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Butter Up
At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Butter Up is Dayroom Yellow (NO. 233) — very close at ΔE 2.94, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 74) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dayroom Yellow swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Butter Up
At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Butter Up is Lemony (JG-42) — very close at ΔE 3.31, though not an exact twin. It runs noticeably darker (LRV 68 vs 74) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Lemony swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Butter Up
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Butter Up — the nearest deck color, Cookies & Cream (BD-CC), is clearly different (ΔE 9.51). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1196 instead. See the full Cookies & Cream swatch →