Livid vs Butter Up
Where Livid belongs to Little Greene's range, Butter Up is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Livid belongs to the blue-green family and Butter Up to the beige family. Butter Up has an LRV of 74. Livid runs green while Butter Up is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 49.5, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Livid vs Butter Up in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Livid and Butter Up in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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Livid vs Butter Up Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Livid on one side and Butter Up 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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