Buttercup vs White Dove
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Buttercup belongs to the beige family and White Dove to the beige-greige family. White Dove (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Buttercup (LRV 39), a difference of 44 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Buttercup runs red while White Dove is decidedly yellow, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 53.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Buttercup vs White Dove in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Buttercup and White Dove in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that White Dove will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Buttercup would.
Color Details
Buttercup vs White Dove Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Buttercup on one side and White Dove 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 Buttercup comparisons
See how Buttercup stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 39), opening up a space where Buttercup encloses it.
Buttercup reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 39), opening up a space where Buttercup encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 39, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (39 vs 27) makes Buttercup the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 39, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (44 vs 39) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 39), opening up a space where Buttercup encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 39, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 39, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 12, Buttercup is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 8, Buttercup is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 39, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 12, Buttercup is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (45 vs 39) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Buttercup reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Buttercup reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.