Bold Butterscotch is a light yellow from Johnstone's, hex #DAAA6C. Its light reflectance value is 44.7, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #DAAA6C
- RGB
- 218, 170, 108
- HSL
- 34°, 60%, 64%
- CMYK
- 0, 22, 50, 15
- LRV
- 44.7
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 Bold Butterscotch are Yellow 02 by Lick (excellent match), Golden Umber 2 by Dulux (good match) and 21YY 45405 by Dulux Trade (good 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.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Bold Butterscotch
Lick has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Bold Butterscotch, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Bold Butterscotch
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Bold Butterscotch, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Bold Butterscotch
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Bold Butterscotch, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Bold Butterscotch
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Bold Butterscotch, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Bold Butterscotch
Colourtrend has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Bold Butterscotch, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Bold Butterscotch
Crown has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Bold Butterscotch, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Bold Butterscotch
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Bold Butterscotch, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Bold Butterscotch
Acres Hall has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Bold Butterscotch, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Bold Butterscotch
Curator has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Bold Butterscotch, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Bold Butterscotch
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Bold Butterscotch. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Bold Butterscotch
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Bold Butterscotch. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Bold Butterscotch
Fleetwood has nothing close to Johnstone's's Bold Butterscotch. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Bold Butterscotch
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Bold Butterscotch. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Bold Butterscotch
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Bold Butterscotch. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Bold Butterscotch
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Bold Butterscotch. 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 Bold Butterscotch on it, so some of them look quite different.
Bold Butterscotch is the 1,093rd of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.