Buttermilk is a pale yellow from Dulux, hex #F4E7C8. Its light reflectance value is 80.6, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #F4E7C8
- RGB
- 244, 231, 200
- HSL
- 42°, 67%, 87%
- CMYK
- 0, 5, 18, 4
- LRV
- 80.6
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 Buttermilk are 60YY 83156 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Ivory Lustre 184 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match) and Trinity by Acres Hall (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 Buttermilk
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Buttermilk, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Buttermilk
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Buttermilk, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux Buttermilk
Acres Hall has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Buttermilk, closest first. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Buttermilk
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Buttermilk, closest first. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Buttermilk
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Buttermilk, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Buttermilk
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Buttermilk, closest first. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux Buttermilk
Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Buttermilk, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux Buttermilk
Dulux Heritage has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Buttermilk, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Buttermilk
Farrow & Ball has 4 equivalents to Dulux's Buttermilk, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux Buttermilk
Curator has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Buttermilk, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Buttermilk
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux's Buttermilk. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Buttermilk
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's Buttermilk. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Buttermilk
Lick has no true equivalent to Dulux's Buttermilk. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Buttermilk
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux's Buttermilk. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Buttermilk
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Buttermilk. 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 Buttermilk on it, so some of them look quite different.
Buttermilk is the 718th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.