Sherwin-Williams → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Butter Up SW 6681
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Traditional Yellow (170), at ΔE 1.50 — near-exact.
Traditional Yellow is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.50 the difference is smaller than most people can see on a wall, and smaller than the shift between two batches of the same colour.
Why people switch between Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore
Most people comparing Sherwin-Williams to Benjamin Moore are not shopping for a new colour. They have already chosen one, and then hit a price difference or a painter who buys from a single supplier. The question is what goes on the wall instead.
How close Traditional Yellow really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.50near-exact
- LRV
- 72.1Sherwin-Williams is 73.8
- Hex
- #F6E1AA#F6DDA3 in Sherwin-Williams
The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.7 points lower.
Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Traditional Yellow reads slightly lighter than Butter Up in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Traditional Yellow is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Golden Honey 297ΔE 1.69 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Suntan Yellow 2155-50ΔE 1.77 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.4 points lower.
- Hawthorne Yellow HC-4ΔE 1.94 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Sherwin-Williams Butter Up SW 6681 matched across all 13 brands →