Match Buttercup
Benjamin Moore Buttercup is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 39. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (39 vs 34) makes Buttercup the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Yellow-Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 39 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Buttercup reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Saffron yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (39 vs 33) makes Buttercup the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 20.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
