Butter Tart
0855 · #FFE99E · LRV 82 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
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What Color Is Butter Tart, Really?
Butter Tart reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0855 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Butter Tart
Butter Tart 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Butter Tart
Butter Tart is very light — LRV 82, 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.
Most complaints about Butter Tart are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Kompozit 0855 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Fun YellowSW 6908 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 78 | Color page → |
| Behr | Rise And ShineP300-4 · Behr | 0.0 | 82 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mellow Yellow2020-50 · Benjamin Moore | 0.2 | 82 | Color page → |
| Valspar | East of the Sun8001-25B · Valspar | 2.7 | 83 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Twinkle Little StarPPG1211-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 80 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Twinkle Little StarPPG1211-4 · Glidden | 0.7 | 80 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Butter Tart within Kompozit's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #FFE99E in HSL space. Pair Butter Tart with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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