Sherwin Williams Butter Up SW 6681
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- Sherwin Williams SW 6681 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
- Butter Up for exterior (5 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Butter Up undertones?
- Is Butter Up SW 6681 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Butter Up
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Butter Up SW 6681
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Butter Up SW 6681 |
| Code: | SW 6681 |
| Name: | Butter Up |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well, Simplified |
What color is Sherwin Williams Butter Up?
Sherwin Williams Butter Up SW 6681 is a light, creamy yellow with a clear golden cast and a soft, sunlit appearance. Its #f6dda3 color value keeps it bright without reading like a sharp primary yellow, making it especially appealing where a pale but noticeable wall color is wanted. In strong daylight, Butter Up can look airy and buttery; under warm evening bulbs, its golden warmth becomes more pronounced. It suits breakfast nooks, kitchens, children’s rooms, and cheerful entryways, particularly alongside warm white trim, natural oak, rattan, or light maple. For contrast, pair this shade with muted blue-gray accents or deep charcoal hardware rather than icy whites.
Sherwin Williams SW 6681 on kitchen cabinets
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm yellow hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Butter Up for exterior (5 photos)
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm yellow hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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What are Sherwin Williams Butter Up undertones?
Butter Up is a light, soft warm cream. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
246, 221, 163
Is Sherwin Williams Butter Up cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 42° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
SW 6681 Butter Up HSL code: 42, 82%, 80%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Butter Up
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Butter Up:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
SW 6681
Butter Up
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Butter Up with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 222, such as Sherwin Williams Salty Dog and Indigo.
LRV of Butter Up
Butter Up has an LRV of 73.8% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 73.8%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #f6dda3 |
| RGB Decimal | 246, 221, 163 |
| RGB Percent | 96.47%, 86.67%, 63.92% |
| HSV | Hue: 42° Saturation: 33.74% Value: 96.47% |
| HSL | hsl(42, 82, 80) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.16 Yellow: 33.74 Key: 3.53 |
| YIQ | Y: 221.863 I: 33.535 Q: -12.761 |
| XYZ | X: 70.474 Y: 73.953 Z: 45.202 |
| CIE Lab | L:88.9 a:0.395 b:31.664 |
| CIE Luv | L:88.9 u:19.034 v:43.525 |
| Decimal | 16178595 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.996, -4.211, 29.032 |
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