Butterball vs Wild Primrose
Butterball (Cloverdale Paint) and Wild Primrose (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Butterball reads as beige-yellow, while Wild Primrose reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 8-point LRV gap — 87 for Butterball vs 79 for Wild Primrose — means Butterball will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 3.7 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Butterball vs Wild Primrose in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Butterball and Wild Primrose 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.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Butterball reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Wild Primrose.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Butterball returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Butterball returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Butterball vs Wild Primrose Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Butterball on one side and Wild Primrose 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 Butterball comparisons
See how Butterball stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (87 vs 83) makes Butterball the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 87 vs 6, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice.
Butterball reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Butterball reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 52, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice.
Butterball reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 58, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 27, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice.
Butterball reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Butterball reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 55, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 13, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 44, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice.
Butterball reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Butterball reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 66, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 74, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (87 vs 83) makes Butterball the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 87 vs 12, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 68, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice.
Butterball reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Butterball reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Butterball reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 12, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 45, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice.
Butterball reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Butterball reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Butterball reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Butterball reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.