Windham Cream is a lovely light yellow.

I have Ben Moore Straw in an east facing bathroom and love it there, but I prefer softer colors in the bedroom and it would be a bit to much for my tastes.

I have Valspar Homestead Resort Sunwash in DR - a true buttery yellow. It has no tan or green undertones, but not too "lemony" if that makes sense.

It is much prettier than the paint chip.

You could try Behr Cream Puff. I painted my family room in this, hoping for a true cream. On the walls, it really turned out a buttery yellow, just as you describe. I ended up going with SW Ivoire, which is about twice as dark as Cream Puff.

Good luck! Yellows and creams are tricky!

I have Belgian Waffle it is an Olympic Brand paint and I had it made up in BM Matte. I have it in my LR/piano room which gets lots of bright late afternoon sun and in my sunroom which gets late afternoon sun. Depending on the time of day it changes which I love. It has no tan in it.

one view in sunroom: (There are 2 skylights in this room )

another view:

Living room ( it is color above chair rail)

1 view:

I also have it in my foyer:

BM Hawthorne Yellow, BM Soleil

Whatever you choose, please post pics! I love the Matine toile! Can't wait to see the room.

"Perfect, creamy,buttery yellow" are the exact words I used to describe the yellow I put in my DR, Kitchen and utility rooms! And I even held a stick of butter up and it matched to a T.

I used Sherwin Williams Tea Light. It never screams yellow no matter the light. In some light it looks like cream with a dusting of yellow.

If it helps any, a color consultant told me about it and I ended up agreeing with her! :)

Also, it looks like a perfect match of Trail's yellow.

I may be biased, but I have BM's Mushroom Cap in my living room, hallway and entry foyer and love it.

Good luck in making your decision :)

This name will throw you but I used Behr's Country Beige in my bathroom. It is a lovely warm creamy yellow. I will post pics when I can get on my laptop. Its a really soothing color. I went through 4 paint colors before I found this one.

I mixed BM #191 and 192 in equal parts. Perfect. Because the use different bases they blend together the firm yellow and the pastel.

Had to do touch ups 5 years later with new paint and it was a perfect match still

Two days ago I had a guy at Sherwin Williams mix 5 gal. of Tealight for my kitchen, bath, guestroom, etc. We painted part of one wall and stopped. It was screaming and intense, not the soft butter color of the sample. They won't take it back and I'm not a happy camper. Went to Home Depot today, picked a couple of new paint colors and we will continue with the painting.

I recently painted the new built-ins in our family room Pratt & Lambert Creme 10-28 and it is sooo delicious! It is pure sunshine, shining on the plus gras butter. Yum yum.

Wow, thank you for all of the great, diverse responses!

Graywings: Do you think Windham Cream would hold it's color is a very bright room? Or that it would look more creamy than yellow. I love the color on the chip.

Trailrunner: I appreciate all of the pictures. The color looks different in each of the rooms. I currently have SW Vellum in my LR and I think your LR photo looks similar. It is a pretty color--I have never tired of it.

I am guilty of limiting myself to BM colors and I need to check SW, Behr, Valspar, P&L and Olympic as you all have suggested. I am probably missing out on some great options that way. Will check those out as all are available to me.

Sloyd; I have been thinking about Hawthorne Yellow as it is on the same strip as Windham. It looks bright on the strip but may mellow out a bit in my bright room....

Aktillery: I believe you---sometime the name does not fit the way I perceive the color either. For sure worth a look.

Beachlily: Ouch! 5 gallons! Do you have a Habitat Restore in your town? Maybe someone would think it is a lovely color:)

It looks as though I best go back to BM as well as a couple of other paint outlets in town..... busy next couple of days!

You all have been so helpful and I am anxious to start this project!

Thanks a bunch. JR

Cat Mom:

We must have been posting at the same time. Thank you for taking the time to post pictures. Pretty color. And I LOVE your shower curtain!

JR

justretired, you asked about Windham Cream in a bright room. I wanted a buttery yellow in my kitchen. So, Windham cream is what I went with. It lights up with morning sunshine and is my favorite sunny space. Here is a photo of it, which is true to color. Hope this helps you some.

{{!gwi}}

Check out BM Milkyway. I used it in my dining room in my old house (sorry I don't have a pic) and am about to put it in my new kitchen. It looks like a bright cream on the color chip, but on the wall it's a wonderful creamy yellow. It's the sort of color that positively glows with light all on its own, which is why I'm going to use it in a room that gets almost no natural light.

This was my old kitchen. The color was Luminary Yellow by Valspar from Lowes. this room got a ton of light.

{{!gwi}}

Good luck!!!

Ace Hardware color, "Manor White". It's not white at all. A little light on the butter, barely a whisper of lemon zest tossed in. Just the right combination to be warm & calming yet cheery. And never tiring. Its flexibility with other colors & various wood stains is a big bonus. I'm in love with that color!

another yellow you might want to check out is BM Filtered Sunlight. I have this in my dining room, and it is a nice yellow.

JR, you might also want to check out the new full spectrum paints that BM has just put out. They aren't everywhere yet, but they are available some places. Worth checking I think when you read what everyone here says about full spectrum. I know exactly the color you want-in my mind! LOL. Hope you find it!

Look at the top of this link for RH Butter.

Here is a link that might be useful: Butter

I am just getting ready to paint over Summer Harvest because it is too fresh .... definitely not buttery in my house.

I hope you find that perfect colour.

Windham Cream was the perfect yellow for me, in three different houses. I finally changed just for something new. It's a great color. Sunny but not jarring, creamy but still yellow. I love it. I'll have to dig for photos and as I am about to move (next week) into my 13TH HOUSE, I can't promise I'll do it anytime soon. :(

Oh my! This is so funny---I was afraid I would not be able to find enough samples that I liked in order to narrow it down to "the one." Instead there is example after example of beautiful colors and I am thinking I may not be able to decide because they are all awesome!

Thanks you all so much for responding and posting pictures. I have made a list of all the suggestions and am going to spend tomorrow collecting and then trying to pare down. We are supposed to get 4-8 inches of snow here in Minnesota tomorrow evening so what better to do than obsess on paint!

Thank you all again!!!!!!!!!!!

So incredibly helpful!

JR

Good luck JR! Can't wait to see what you pick!

Ack, that's too bad about the SW Tea Light. I have all sorts of light and it doesn't scream yellow in any of it. In fact, some of the walls look on the white side in different light.

I won't recommend it anymore. LOL.

I have Windham Cream in a bedroom with morning light and absolutely love it. It's yellow enough to say I'm yellow, yet it is not overwhelming. I tried Hawthorne Yellow in my kitchen and hallway, not a fan of HY. HY seemed dirty and off in some way. It didn't look good in any light. Too washed out in bright light and too intense in low-light. Not a happy yellow for sure, more of a depressing yellow IMO.

Theresa2: I love your statement, "It's yellow enough to say I'm yellow." That is just what I want---nothing in your face but warm and happy.

Dawnp: I was wondering if someone would suggest RH Butter. It is really pretty in those pictures.

Windham Cream is going to make the short list. The pictures are yummy.

I think SW has sample quarts? Wish Ben Moore did. A quart at BM is somewhere around $30 I believe. I just cringe at the thought of buying a bunch of quarts for experimental purposes. And those tiny sample jars do not seem to hold enough.

Anyway, I have collected all of the sample chips readily available to me. My goal tonight is to narrow it down to the top 5 and then think about putting some samples on the walls.

My DH (bless his heart) does not really care what I do and he has a pretty good sense of color. He is quick to say "that looks tan to me" or "green to me" so MAYBE I will let him in on the elimination process. Of course, involving someone else means letting go of a little control which is difficult for me. What if he comes out with a strong opinion?? Then what will I do??? LOL

JR

If you looking to do a lot of BM samples you might try Myperfectcolor.com. When I was trying to decide on a white trim I was able to get a bunch of samples in semi-gloss for much less than if they mixed it up in stores. If you only want a 16oz flat sample they run $6/piece. All colors are available. It didn't come overnight but it did come relatively fast. And not to confuse you but I have BM vellum 207 in my DR. It is a yellow yellow (not a hint of tan) however but not a screaming one.

Thanks, skyedog. Great idea. I have noticed people posting about Myperfectcolor but have never checked it out. $6 sounds just right. I'm on it! So much good information here.....

JR

We have both Golden Straw and Hawthorne Yellow by BM in our house (library and MBR). The Hawthorne yellow is really YELLOW, a lovely color but too much for your description. The Golden Straw color depends 100% on what room it is in, how much and what type of light. If you're getting samples, I would definitely try it.

At my local BM store, quarts are about $15, I believe.

You can also sign up with BM as a designer, even if you're not, and you can order as many sample sheets of as many colors as you want for free. They even send them for free. This is what I do when picking paint. I order about 4 sheets of every color I want to consider. I tape them together to get a big area and put on wall (the sizes of the sheet vary depending on which collection, but they are generally about 6 x 9 or 8 x 8). I narrow it down to a few I really like and then buy quarts of those to actually paint on wall. Sometime I can tell from the sample sheets and don't even need the quarts.

This has saved me so much $$ not buying a lot of quarts or sample pots, which as you say are not very big.

Here's the link to the BM site:

Here is a link that might be useful: BM color samples

I have BM Devon Cream in the open kitchen/living/dining/entry with S, W and N light. Love it in any light.

Great advice, Jillinnj. I never knew you could do such a thing. I think the last time a bought a quart at Ben Moore it was the Impervo so perhaps that was more expensive. I do like the idea of getting the color sheets and then quarts. S
What a smart lady you are!

Wallee--I added Devon Cream to my list. Thanks.

JR