Buttercup is a pale yellow from Alchemist, hex #E3C485. Its light reflectance value is 57.5, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #E3C485
- RGB
- 227, 196, 133
- HSL
- 40°, 63%, 71%
- CMYK
- 0, 14, 41, 11
- LRV
- 57.5
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Buttercup are Pale Cream by Dulux Heritage (excellent match), Golden Tan 2152-40 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match) and Ciara Yellow by Farrow & Ball (excellent match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Alchemist Buttercup
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Buttercup, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Alchemist Buttercup
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Buttercup, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Alchemist Buttercup
Farrow & Ball has 3 equivalents to Alchemist's Buttercup, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Alchemist Buttercup
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Buttercup, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Alchemist Buttercup
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Alchemist's Buttercup, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Colourtrend range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Alchemist Buttercup
Johnstone's has 4 equivalents to Alchemist's Buttercup, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Alchemist and Johnstone's range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Alchemist Buttercup
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Alchemist's Buttercup, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Fleetwood range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Alchemist Buttercup
Acres Hall has 2 equivalents to Alchemist's Buttercup, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Acres Hall range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Alchemist Buttercup
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Alchemist's Buttercup, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Dulux range to range.
Curator equivalents to Alchemist Buttercup
Curator has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Buttercup, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Curator range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Alchemist Buttercup
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Buttercup, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Alchemist Buttercup
Lick has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Buttercup. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Lick range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Alchemist Buttercup
Crown has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Buttercup. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Alchemist Buttercup
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Buttercup. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Alchemist Buttercup
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Alchemist's Buttercup. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Alchemist against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Yellows
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Buttercup on it, so some of them look quite different.
Buttercup is the 1,148th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.