Butterscotch
Butterscotch is a versatile Yellow from Sherwin-Williams. 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 6 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#B67D3C
LRV
24.94
Butterscotch's Color Strip
Butterscotch is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Color strip 129 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Butterscotch in Real Rooms
Butterscotch has a medium LRV of 24.94 — it adds real depth and will read noticeably darker as natural light fades. It's neutral in temperature and , 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 and bedroom.
5 Living Room Photos
In a living room, Butterscotch 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.
An accent wall in Butterscotch draws focus across the living room's main seating area.
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Warm Butterscotch walls create an inviting backdrop for comfortable living room furnishings.
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Living room walls painted in Butterscotch complement natural wood and neutral upholstery.
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An arched doorway frames the living room in rich Butterscotch tones.
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Curved archway painted in Butterscotch adds architectural interest to the living room.
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1 Bedroom Photo
Lighting is key in a bedroom, and Butterscotch reacts beautifully to dimmers. As you lower the lights for sleep, the color takes on a velvet-like quality, losing its daytime crispness in favor of a smoky, mysterious depth that is incredibly conducive to relaxation.
Children's bedroom walls in Butterscotch create a cheerful, nurturing sleeping space.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 78 vs 25, Vanillin is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 13, Butterscotch is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Meringue reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Butterscotch encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 78 vs 25, Vanillin is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (29 vs 25) makes Gold Coast the marginally brighter of the two.
Rookwood Amber reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 25 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Tassel reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Butterscotch reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 25 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Bosc Pear reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Butterscotch reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 6), opening up a space where Mount Etna encloses it.
Debonair reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Butterscotch reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 7), opening up a space where Tarragon encloses it.
Butterscotch reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 11), opening up a space where Rain Cloud encloses it.
Butterscotch reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 7), opening up a space where Sea Mariner encloses it.
Starry Night reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 25), opening up a space where Butterscotch encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (25 vs 20) makes Butterscotch the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (32 vs 25) makes Eastlake Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 41 vs 25, Vintage Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Different Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 25 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Bosc Pear reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Butterscotch reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Butterscotch reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 25 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (25 vs 20) makes Butterscotch the marginally brighter of the two.