Buttercup Fool 5 is a pale yellow from Dulux, hex #FCE5B4. Its light reflectance value is 80, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #FCE5B4
- RGB
- 252, 229, 180
- HSL
- 41°, 92%, 85%
- CMYK
- 0, 9, 29, 1
- LRV
- 80
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 Fool 5 are 45YY 83250 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Victorianna by Colourtrend (excellent match) and Sundress CSP-940 by Benjamin Moore (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 Trade equivalents to Dulux Buttercup Fool 5
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Buttercup Fool 5, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Buttercup Fool 5
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Buttercup Fool 5, closest first. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Buttercup Fool 5
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Buttercup Fool 5, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Buttercup Fool 5
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Buttercup Fool 5, closest first. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux Buttercup Fool 5
Crown has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Buttercup Fool 5, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Dulux Buttercup Fool 5
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Buttercup Fool 5, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux Buttercup Fool 5
Curator has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Buttercup Fool 5, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Buttercup Fool 5
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Buttercup Fool 5, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux Buttercup Fool 5
Acres Hall has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Buttercup Fool 5, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Buttercup Fool 5
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Dulux's Buttercup Fool 5. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Buttercup Fool 5
Lick has no true equivalent to Dulux's Buttercup Fool 5. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Buttercup Fool 5
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Dulux's Buttercup Fool 5. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Buttercup Fool 5
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Buttercup Fool 5. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Buttercup Fool 5
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's Buttercup Fool 5. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Buttercup Fool 5
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Buttercup Fool 5. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux 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 Fool 5 on it, so some of them look quite different.
Buttercup Fool 5 is the 452nd of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.