Butterscotch Glaze vs Treron

Butterscotch GlazeCloverdale PaintvsTreronFarrow & BallΔE 36.0Very different colors

Butterscotch Glaze (Cloverdale Paint) and Treron (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Butterscotch Glaze belongs to the beige family and Treron to the greige-grey family. The 6-point LRV gap — 31 for Butterscotch Glaze vs 25 for Treron — means Butterscotch Glaze will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 36.0 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Butterscotch Glaze vs Treron in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Butterscotch Glaze and Treron 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

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. Butterscotch Glaze reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Butterscotch GlazeButterscotch Glaze 0990 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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TreronTreron living room paint

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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. Butterscotch Glaze has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Butterscotch GlazeButterscotch Glaze 0990 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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TreronTreron bedroom interior

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Butterscotch Glaze has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Butterscotch GlazeButterscotch Glaze 0990 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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TreronFarrow and Ball Treron kitchen color

@ross_and_ian

Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Butterscotch Glaze gives the walls a little more lift.

Butterscotch GlazeButterscotch Glaze 0990 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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TreronTreron dining room photo

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Bathroom

Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Butterscotch Glaze has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Butterscotch GlazeButterscotch Glaze 0990 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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TreronFarrow and Ball 292 bathroom picture

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Color Details

Butterscotch Glaze
Cloverdale Paint · 0990
Hex#C4894F
LRV31.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0990
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Treron
Farrow & Ball · 292
Hex#8b8a77
LRV24.9
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number292
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Butterscotch Glaze vs Treron Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Butterscotch Glaze on one side and Treron on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Butterscotch Glaze comparisons

See how Butterscotch Glaze stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Butterscotch Glaze
White Dove
Butterscotch Glaze
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Butterscotch Glaze encloses it.

Butterscotch Glaze
Ammonite
Butterscotch Glaze
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

At LRV 69 vs 31, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

Butterscotch Glaze
Iron Ore
Butterscotch Glaze
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

Butterscotch Glaze reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Butterscotch Glaze
Purbeck Stone
Butterscotch Glaze
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

At LRV 52 vs 31, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Butterscotch Glaze
Evergreen Fog
Butterscotch Glaze
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Butterscotch Glaze
Mizzle
Butterscotch Glaze
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 31), opening up a space where Butterscotch Glaze encloses it.

Butterscotch Glaze
Agreeable Gray
Butterscotch Glaze
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

At LRV 60 vs 31, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Butterscotch Glaze
Accessible Beige
Butterscotch Glaze
Accessible Beige

Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Butterscotch Glaze encloses it.

Butterscotch Glaze
Denim Drift
Butterscotch Glaze
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

Butterscotch Glaze reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Butterscotch Glaze
French Gray
Butterscotch Glaze
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

At LRV 43 vs 31, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Butterscotch Glaze
Naval
Butterscotch Glaze
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 31 vs 4, Butterscotch Glaze is decisively the brighter choice.

Butterscotch Glaze
Tranquil Dawn
Butterscotch Glaze
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Butterscotch Glaze encloses it.

Butterscotch Glaze
Bancha
Butterscotch Glaze
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Butterscotch Glaze reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Butterscotch Glaze
Hardwick White
Butterscotch Glaze
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Butterscotch Glaze encloses it.

Butterscotch Glaze
Pure White
Butterscotch Glaze
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

At LRV 84 vs 31, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Butterscotch Glaze
Artichoke
Butterscotch Glaze
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Butterscotch Glaze the marginally brighter of the two.

Balboa Mist
Butterscotch Glaze
Balboa Mist
Butterscotch Glaze
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Butterscotch Glaze encloses it.

Butterscotch Glaze
Shoji White
Butterscotch Glaze
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Butterscotch Glaze encloses it.

Butterscotch Glaze
Snowbound
Butterscotch Glaze
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Butterscotch Glaze encloses it.

Butterscotch Glaze
Pewter Green
Butterscotch Glaze
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

Butterscotch Glaze reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Butterscotch Glaze
Skimming Stone
Butterscotch Glaze
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Butterscotch Glaze encloses it.

Butterscotch Glaze
Dix Blue
Butterscotch Glaze
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.

Butterscotch Glaze
Calamine
Butterscotch Glaze
Calamine
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 31, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage Vogue
Butterscotch Glaze
Vintage Vogue
Butterscotch Glaze
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

Butterscotch Glaze reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Saybrook Sage
Butterscotch Glaze
Saybrook Sage
Butterscotch Glaze
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Butterscotch Glaze encloses it.

Butterscotch Glaze
Pale Green
Butterscotch Glaze
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Butterscotch Glaze
Pine Needle
Butterscotch Glaze
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

At LRV 31 vs 7, Butterscotch Glaze is decisively the brighter choice.

Butterscotch Glaze
Cement grey
Butterscotch Glaze
Cement grey
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

A 7-point LRV gap (31 vs 24) makes Butterscotch Glaze the marginally brighter of the two.

Guilford Green
Butterscotch Glaze
Guilford Green
Butterscotch Glaze
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

At LRV 57 vs 31, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Butterscotch Glaze
Just Walnut
Butterscotch Glaze
Just Walnut
Cloverdale Paint
Butterscotch Glaze
0990 · LRV 31

At LRV 72 vs 31, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.