Guilford Green vs Buttermilk
Guilford Green is a Benjamin Moore color while Buttermilk comes from Dulux. Guilford Green reads as beige-green, while Buttermilk reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 77 vs 57, Buttermilk will read as the brighter of the two — a 20-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Guilford Green's yellow character against Buttermilk's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 10.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Guilford Green vs Buttermilk in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Guilford Green and Buttermilk 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Buttermilk returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Buttermilk will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Guilford Green would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Buttermilk will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Guilford Green would.
Color Details
Guilford Green vs Buttermilk Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Guilford Green on one side and Buttermilk 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.
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