Buttercup
Buttercup is a versatile Yellow from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to add character and warmth to any space. Below, you'll find 3 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#D5A14B
LRV
38.76
Buttercup in Real Rooms
Buttercup has a medium-high LRV of 38.76 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Yellow family, the photos below show it applied in a living room.
3 Living Room Photos
In a living room, Buttercup acts as a bridge between the indoors and the view outside. It carries the organic weight of the natural world into the home, allowing the greenery from windows to pop while keeping the interior feeling protected and private. Pair it with oversized plants and ceramic vessels for a full organic-modern aesthetic.
Hallway walls in Buttercup brighten the transition between rooms.
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Stairwell in Buttercup creates an uplifting passage through the home.
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Corridor painted Buttercup draws natural light throughout the interior.
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Coordinating Colors
Buttercup reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chantilly Lace reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 39), opening up a space where Buttercup encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 39, Mt. Rainier Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 39, Decorator's White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 39 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Buttercup reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 17), opening up a space where Mozart Blue encloses it.
Buttercup reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 25), opening up a space where Old Blue Jeans encloses it.
At LRV 39 vs 5, Buttercup is decisively the brighter choice.
Buttercup reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 5), opening up a space where Winding Waterway encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Buttercup reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 12-point LRV gap (51 vs 39) makes Roasted Sesame Seed the marginally brighter of the two.
Dorset Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Buttercup reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Buttercup reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Buttercup reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.