Butter Up is a light, sunny yellow that feels cheerful and welcoming. It reads soft in shaded rooms and brighter in direct sun. It is popular for kitchens, nurseries and front porches.
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Undertone: Light cheerful yellow with a warm undertone.
LRV 74: Butter Up is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Where to use it: Kitchen, nursery, exterior.
Trim: Butter Up pairs well with Pure White SW 7005 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Sherwin-Williams colors that work with Butter Up on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Butter Up from Benjamin Moore and Behr, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
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The digital hex value for Sherwin-Williams Butter Up (SW 6681) is #F6DDA3, which is rgb(246, 221, 163). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Sherwin-Williams Butter Up has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Butter Up is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Butter Up has a light cheerful yellow with a warm undertone undertone. By its digital value it sits on the warm side, but north-facing light will cool it down and warm bulbs will warm it up, so test a sample in the room where you plan to use it.
The closest Benjamin Moore color to Sherwin-Williams Butter Up is Hawthorne Yellow (HC-4, #F5E1A4), which is very close by digital value (ΔE 2.6). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Behr color to Sherwin-Williams Butter Up is Beehive (M270-5, #E1B781), which is loosely similar by digital value (ΔE 14.3). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.