Butter Tart vs Sunlight
Butter Tart is a Cloverdale Paint color while Sunlight comes from Little Greene. These are both beige-yellows, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-yellow to land. At LRV 81 vs 58, Butter Tart will read as the brighter of the two — a 23-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 13.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Butter Tart vs Sunlight Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Butter Tart on one side and Sunlight 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 68, 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.