Buttermilk vs Calamine
Buttermilk is a Dulux color while Calamine comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Buttermilk belongs to the beige family and Calamine to the pink-red family. At LRV 77 vs 68, Buttermilk will read as the brighter of the two — a 9-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 15.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Buttermilk vs Calamine in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Buttermilk and Calamine 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
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. Buttermilk returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Buttermilk will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Calamine would.
Color Details
Buttermilk vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Buttermilk on one side and Calamine 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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