Burnt Pumpkin vs Butternut
Where Burnt Pumpkin belongs to Behr's range, Butternut is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Butternut (LRV 37) reflects noticeably more light than Burnt Pumpkin (LRV 35), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Burnt Pumpkin runs red while Butternut is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Burnt Pumpkin vs Butternut in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Burnt Pumpkin and Butternut are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Burnt Pumpkin vs Butternut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Burnt Pumpkin on one side and Butternut on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Burnt Pumpkin comparisons
See how Burnt Pumpkin stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 35), opening up a space where Burnt Pumpkin encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 35, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Burnt Pumpkin reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 35, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 30) makes Burnt Pumpkin the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 35), opening up a space where Burnt Pumpkin encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 35, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 35), opening up a space where Burnt Pumpkin encloses it.
Burnt Pumpkin reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (43 vs 35) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 4, Burnt Pumpkin is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 35), opening up a space where Burnt Pumpkin encloses it.
Burnt Pumpkin reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 35, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 21, Burnt Pumpkin is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 35), opening up a space where Burnt Pumpkin encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 35), opening up a space where Burnt Pumpkin encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 35), opening up a space where Burnt Pumpkin encloses it.
Burnt Pumpkin reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 35), opening up a space where Burnt Pumpkin encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (41 vs 35) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 35, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (35 vs 25) makes Burnt Pumpkin the marginally brighter of the two.
Burnt Pumpkin reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (35 vs 31) makes Burnt Pumpkin the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 7, Burnt Pumpkin is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (35 vs 24) makes Burnt Pumpkin the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 35, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.