Butterscotch
Butterscotch is a Orange paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. It appears in Color Preview®, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#D89050LRV
34.43
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 85 vs 34, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Rainforest Dew reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 34), opening up a space where Butterscotch encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 34, Mountain Peak White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 34, Hollingsworth Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (34 vs 30) makes Butterscotch the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Brilliant Amber reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Intuition reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 34), opening up a space where Butterscotch encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 34, Blue Stream is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 34), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Harlequin Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Butterscotch reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 11), opening up a space where Indi Go-Go encloses it.
Whispering Wind reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 34), opening up a space where Butterscotch encloses it.
Celestia Blue reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 34), opening up a space where Butterscotch encloses it.
Lighter Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (41 vs 34) makes Starfish the marginally brighter of the two.
Grand Canyon reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (46 vs 34) makes Myrtle Beach the marginally brighter of the two.
Persian Melon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 34), opening up a space where Butterscotch encloses it.
With LRVs of 34 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (34 vs 27) makes Butterscotch the marginally brighter of the two.
Butterscotch reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 34 vs 19, Butterscotch is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A luscious orange-brown that brings to mind sugary confections like caramel and candied yams.