Egg Noodle vs Buttermilk
Egg Noodle is a Cloverdale Paint color while Buttermilk comes from Dulux. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. With LRVs of 78 and 77, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Egg Noodle vs Buttermilk in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Egg Noodle and Buttermilk 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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Egg Noodle vs Buttermilk Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Egg Noodle on one side and Buttermilk 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 Egg Noodle comparisons
See how Egg Noodle stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Egg Noodle reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 6, Egg Noodle is decisively the brighter choice.
Egg Noodle reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Egg Noodle reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 52, Egg Noodle is decisively the brighter choice.
Egg Noodle reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 58, Egg Noodle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 27, Egg Noodle is decisively the brighter choice.
Egg Noodle reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Egg Noodle reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 55, Egg Noodle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 13, Egg Noodle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 44, Egg Noodle is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Egg Noodle reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 66, Egg Noodle is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (78 vs 74) makes Egg Noodle the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Egg Noodle reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Egg Noodle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 8, Egg Noodle is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (78 vs 68) makes Egg Noodle the marginally brighter of the two.
Egg Noodle reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Egg Noodle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 45, Egg Noodle is decisively the brighter choice.
Egg Noodle reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.