Butternut
SW 6389 · Sherwin-Williams
Butternut SW 6389 as a flat swatch, not a painted room
Sherwin-Williams
Butternut
SW 6389
Strong orange, a warm color
- Color family
- Yellow
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Sherwin-Williams Butternut SW 6389 is a medium yellow paint color, a strong, saturated color rather than a neutral, leaning orange, with an LRV of 37, a medium depth that absorbs more light than it reflects.
Source: Sherwin-Williams's color data. Undertone labels describe our calculation, not the paint formula or a test in your room. How we assess colors.
Is Butternut warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
leans orange
Undertone
Strong orange
A strong color.
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