Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Melted Butter |
| SKU | P017 |
| Hex | #E8D3A6 |
| RGB | 232, 211, 166 |
| HSL | 41°, 59%, 78% |
| LRV | 66.3 |
| Undertone | warm red-orange tone |
| Family | Yellow |
About Valspar Melted Butter
At LRV 66.3, 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
19 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
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Portola Paints
Annie Sloan
Rust-Oleum
Kompozit
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Melted Butter within Valspar'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 #E8D3A6 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.
Valspar 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 Valspar P017 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 Lucent Yellow (SW 6400). At ΔE 0.9 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 64 vs 66.3). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Lucent Yellow and you'll get the same color. See the full Lucent Yellow swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Melted Butter
Behr's nearest match is Lemon Drop (UL180-11), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.72). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 66.3) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Melted Butter without repainting risk. See the full Lemon Drop swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Melted Butter
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Safari (AF-335), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.58). It runs slightly darker (LRV 64 vs 66.3) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Melted Butter without repainting risk. See the full Safari swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Melted Butter
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Caramelized Pears (PPG1105-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.61). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 66.3) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Melted Butter without repainting risk. See the full Caramelized Pears swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Melted Butter
At Glidden, the closest color to Melted Butter is Spice Is Nice (PPG1090-2) — very close at ΔE 2.28, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 66.3) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Spice Is Nice swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Melted Butter
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Just a Dash (220-2DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.17). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 66.3) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Melted Butter without repainting risk. See the full Just a Dash swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Melted Butter
The closest HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Melted Butter is Lucent Yellow (HGSW 2207). At ΔE 0.9 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 64 vs 66.3). If HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Lucent Yellow and you'll get the same color. See the full Lucent Yellow swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Melted Butter
The closest Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Melted Butter is Canary Island (DE6164). At ΔE 0.61 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 62 vs 66.3). If Dunn-Edwards is your counter, order Canary Island and you'll get the same color. See the full Canary Island swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Melted Butter
At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Melted Butter is Lemony (JG-42) — very close at ΔE 2.29, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 66.3) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Lemony swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Melted Butter
The closest Farrow & Ball equivalent of Melted Butter is Bombazine (NO. 9902). At ΔE 0.82 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 66.3). If Farrow & Ball is your counter, order Bombazine and you'll get the same color. See the full Bombazine swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Melted Butter
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Good-Looking (0918), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.59). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 66.3) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Melted Butter without repainting risk. See the full Good-Looking swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Melted Butter
The closest Hirshfield's equivalent of Melted Butter is Marzipan (0882). At ΔE 0.87 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 66 vs 66.3). If Hirshfield's is your counter, order Marzipan and you'll get the same color. See the full Marzipan swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Melted Butter
Rodda has no exact twin of Melted Butter. The nearest is Penne (CA129) at ΔE 4.14 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 66 vs 66.3). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Penne swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Melted Butter
The closest C2 Paint equivalent of Melted Butter is Moxie (C2-624). At ΔE 0.62 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 66.3). If C2 Paint is your counter, order Moxie and you'll get the same color. See the full Moxie swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Melted Butter
Clare's nearest match is Lemonade (PNT100-MD-22), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.43). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66.3) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Melted Butter without repainting risk. See the full Lemonade swatch →
Annie Sloan Equivalent of Melted Butter
Annie Sloan has no exact twin of Melted Butter. The nearest is Old Ochre (OLD OCHRE) at ΔE 4.58 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs noticeably darker (LRV 60 vs 66.3). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Old Ochre swatch →
Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Melted Butter
Rust-Oleum has no exact twin of Melted Butter. The nearest is Sandstone (398641) at ΔE 3.73 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 66.3). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Sandstone swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Melted Butter
The closest Kompozit equivalent of Melted Butter is Marzipan (0882). At ΔE 0.87 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 66.3). If Kompozit is your counter, order Marzipan and you'll get the same color. See the full Marzipan swatch →