Middle Buff vs Butterscotch
Where Middle Buff belongs to Little Greene's range, Butterscotch is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Butterscotch (LRV 25) reflects noticeably more light than Middle Buff (LRV 22), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Middle Buff runs red while Butterscotch is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Middle Buff vs Butterscotch in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Middle Buff and Butterscotch 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 — Butterscotch gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Middle Buff vs Butterscotch Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Middle Buff on one side and Butterscotch 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 Middle Buff comparisons
See how Middle Buff stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 22 vs 6, Middle Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 22), opening up a space where Middle Buff encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 22, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 22), opening up a space where Middle Buff encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 22, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (27 vs 22) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 22), opening up a space where Middle Buff encloses it.
Middle Buff reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 22, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (22 vs 13) makes Middle Buff the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 22, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 22), opening up a space where Middle Buff encloses it.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 22, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 22, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 22, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 22), opening up a space where Middle Buff encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Middle Buff the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 22 vs 8, Middle Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 22, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 22), opening up a space where Middle Buff encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Middle Buff the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 22, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.