Barely Butter is a pale yellow from Johnstone's, hex #F1E3BE. Its light reflectance value is 77.4, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #F1E3BE
- RGB
- 241, 227, 190
- HSL
- 44°, 65%, 85%
- CMYK
- 0, 6, 21, 5
- LRV
- 77.4
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 Barely Butter are Spring Breeze 6 by Dulux (excellent match), 60YY 83187 by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Hepplewhite Ivory HC-36 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 equivalents to Johnstone's Barely Butter
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Barely Butter, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Barely Butter
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Barely Butter, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Barely Butter
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Barely Butter, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Barely Butter
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Barely Butter, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Barely Butter
Curator has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Barely Butter, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Barely Butter
Acres Hall has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Barely Butter, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Barely Butter
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Barely Butter, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Barely Butter
Farrow & Ball has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Barely Butter, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Barely Butter
Little Greene has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Barely Butter, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Barely Butter
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Barely Butter. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Barely Butter
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Barely Butter. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Barely Butter
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Barely Butter. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Barely Butter
Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Barely Butter. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Barely Butter
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Barely Butter. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Barely Butter
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Barely Butter. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Johnstone's 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 Barely Butter on it, so some of them look quite different.
Barely Butter is the 609th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.