Butterball vs RAL 130-5
Butterball is a Cloverdale Paint color while RAL 130-5 comes from RAL Effect. Both sit in the beige-yellow family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 87 vs 76, Butterball will read as the brighter of the two — a 11-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 4.8, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Butterball vs RAL 130-5 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Butterball and RAL 130-5 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
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. 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 RAL 130-5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Butterball on one side and RAL 130-5 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.
Butterball reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
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.