Buttered Popcorn vs Forsythia
Buttered Popcorn is a Cloverdale Paint color while Forsythia comes from Sherwin-Williams. Buttered Popcorn reads as beige-red, while Forsythia reads as beige-yellow — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 61 and 63, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 5.5, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Buttered Popcorn vs Forsythia in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Buttered Popcorn and Forsythia 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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Buttered Popcorn vs Forsythia Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Buttered Popcorn on one side and Forsythia 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 61 vs 6, Buttered Popcorn is decisively the brighter choice.
Buttered Popcorn reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Buttered Popcorn the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Buttered Popcorn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Buttered Popcorn is decisively the brighter choice.
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Buttered Popcorn reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Buttered Popcorn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 13, Buttered Popcorn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Buttered Popcorn is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 61 vs 12, Buttered Popcorn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
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Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Buttered Popcorn reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Buttered Popcorn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Buttered Popcorn is decisively the brighter choice.
Buttered Popcorn reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Buttered Popcorn reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Buttered Popcorn reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Buttered Popcorn reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.