Butter Tart vs Calamine
Butter Tart is a Cloverdale Paint color while Calamine comes from Farrow & Ball. Butter Tart reads as beige-yellow, while Calamine reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 81 vs 68, Butter Tart will read as the brighter of the two — a 13-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 32.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Butter Tart vs Calamine in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Butter Tart and Calamine 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. Butter Tart 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 Butter Tart will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Calamine would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Butter Tart will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Calamine would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Butter Tart reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Calamine.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Butter Tart will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Calamine would.
Color Details
Butter Tart vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Butter Tart on one side and Calamine 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 Butter Tart comparisons
See how Butter Tart stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 83 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 81 vs 69, Butter Tart is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Tart reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 52, Butter Tart is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 30, Butter Tart is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Tart reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 60, Butter Tart is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Tart reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Butter Tart reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 43, Butter Tart is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 4, Butter Tart is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Tart reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Butter Tart reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Butter Tart reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 81 vs 21, Butter Tart is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Tart reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Butter Tart reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Butter Tart reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Butter Tart reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 41, Butter Tart is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 25, Butter Tart is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Tart reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Butter Tart reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 31, Butter Tart is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 7, Butter Tart is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 24, Butter Tart is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 57, Butter Tart is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (81 vs 72) makes Butter Tart the marginally brighter of the two.