Butterball vs Agreeable Gray
Where Butterball belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Butterball reads as beige-yellow, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Butterball (LRV 87) reflects noticeably more light than Agreeable Gray (LRV 60), a difference of 27 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 20.4, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Butterball vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Butterball and Agreeable Gray 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Butterball will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Butterball reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Butterball reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Butterball returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Butterball reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agreeable Gray.
Color Details
Butterball vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Butterball on one side and Agreeable Gray 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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At LRV 87 vs 58, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 27, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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