Nothing Less vs Buttermilk
Where Nothing Less belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Buttermilk is a Dulux color. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Buttermilk (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Nothing Less (LRV 74), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Nothing Less vs Buttermilk in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Nothing Less 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
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Buttermilk gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Buttermilk reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Nothing Less vs Buttermilk Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nothing Less 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 Nothing Less comparisons
See how Nothing Less stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Nothing Less reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 6, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 27, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 13, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Nothing Less the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Nothing Less the marginally brighter of the two.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Nothing Less reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, Nothing Less is decisively the brighter choice.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Nothing Less reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.