Soft Buttercup is a pale yellow from Johnstone's, hex #F2DA94. Its light reflectance value is 71.2, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #F2DA94
- RGB
- 242, 218, 148
- HSL
- 45°, 78%, 76%
- CMYK
- 0, 10, 39, 5
- LRV
- 71.2
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.
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Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Soft Buttercup are Pooh Bear Yellow by Fleetwood (excellent match), Yellow 08 by Lick (excellent match) and Spring Breeze 4 by Dulux (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.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Buttercup
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soft Buttercup, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Buttercup
Lick has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Soft Buttercup, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Buttercup
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soft Buttercup, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Buttercup
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soft Buttercup, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Buttercup
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soft Buttercup, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Buttercup
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soft Buttercup, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Buttercup
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Soft Buttercup, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Buttercup
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Soft Buttercup, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Buttercup
Farrow & Ball has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soft Buttercup, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Soft Buttercup
Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soft Buttercup. 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 Soft Buttercup
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soft Buttercup. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Soft Buttercup
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soft Buttercup. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Soft Buttercup
Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soft Buttercup. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Soft Buttercup
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soft Buttercup. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Soft Buttercup
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Soft Buttercup. 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 Soft Buttercup on it, so some of them look quite different.
Soft Buttercup is the 282nd of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.