Match Buttercup Fool 5

Dulux Buttercup Fool 5 is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 83. 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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Buttercup Fool 5
Dulux
Buttercup Fool 5
45YY 83/250#FCE5B4LRV 83Warm

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.

Buttercup Fool 5
They call it Mellow
Buttercup Fool 5
They call it Mellow
Sherwin-Williams
ΔE 0.4Imperceptible
They call it Mellow
9015 · LRV 79

Buttercup Fool 5 reads slightly lighter

Buttercup Fool 5
Buttercup Fool 5
Vanilla Ice Cream
Behr
ΔE 1.4Subtle
Vanilla Ice Cream
P260-3 · LRV 80

Nearly identical in tone

Buttercup Fool 5
Buttercup Fool 5
Sundress
Benjamin Moore
ΔE 1.4Subtle
Sundress
CSP-940 · LRV 76

Buttercup Fool 5 reads slightly lighter

Buttercup Fool 5
RAL 130-6
Buttercup Fool 5
RAL 130-6
RAL EffectEffect
ΔE 2.0Subtle
RAL 130-6
RAL 130-6 · LRV 79

Buttercup Fool 5 reads slightly lighter

Buttercup Fool 5
Buttercup Fool 5
Sawdust
PPG
ΔE 2.1Subtle
Sawdust
PPG1206-4 · LRV 77

Buttercup Fool 5 reads slightly lighter

Buttercup Fool 5
Buttercup Fool 5
Lemonade
Tikkurila
ΔE 2.3Subtle
Lemonade
H300 · LRV 81

Nearly identical in tone

Buttercup Fool 5
Ray of Light
Buttercup Fool 5
Ray of Light
Cloverdale Paint
ΔE 2.6Subtle
Ray of Light
0827 · LRV 86

Ray of Light reads slightly lighter

Buttercup Fool 5
Vanilla Sundae
Buttercup Fool 5
Vanilla Sundae
Dulux
ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Vanilla Sundae
54YY 85/291 · LRV 85

Nearly identical in tone

Buttercup Fool 5
Farrow's Cream
Buttercup Fool 5
Farrow's Cream
Farrow & Ball
ΔE 5.8Noticeable
Farrow's Cream
67 · LRV 72

Buttercup Fool 5 reads slightly lighter

Buttercup Fool 5
Fresh Pasta
Buttercup Fool 5
Fresh Pasta
Jotun
ΔE 6.7Noticeable
Fresh Pasta
1775 · LRV 70

Buttercup Fool 5 reads noticeably lighter

Buttercup Fool 5
Buttercup Fool 5
Stone-Pale-Warm
Little Greene
ΔE 7.6Noticeable
Stone-Pale-Warm
34 · LRV 70

Buttercup Fool 5 reads noticeably lighter

Buttercup Fool 5
Buttercup Fool 5
Timid Absinthe
Valspar
ΔE 11.9Distinct
Timid Absinthe
6003-5B · LRV 72

Buttercup Fool 5 reads slightly lighter

Buttercup Fool 5
Buttercup Fool 5
Ivory
RAL ClassicClassic
ΔE 12.0Distinct
Ivory
RAL 1014 · LRV 58

Buttercup Fool 5 reads noticeably lighter

Buttercup Fool 5
Buttercup Fool 5
S 1005-Y60R
NCS
ΔE 19.2Distinct
S 1005-Y60R
S 1005-Y60R · LRV 70

Buttercup Fool 5 reads noticeably lighter