Butter Icing vs Pure White
Butter Icing (PPG) and Pure White (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Butter Icing reads as beige, while Pure White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 6-point LRV gap — 84 for Pure White vs 78 for Butter Icing — means Pure White will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 5.1 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Butter Icing vs Pure White in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Butter Icing and Pure White 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Pure White reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Pure White has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Pure White has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Pure White has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Home Office
Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. Pure White has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Pure White has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Front Door
On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Pure White reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Butter Icing vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Butter Icing on one side and Pure White 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 Butter Icing comparisons
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A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 6, Butter Icing is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Icing reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Butter Icing reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 52, Butter Icing is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Icing reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 58, Butter Icing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 27, Butter Icing is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Icing reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Butter Icing reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 55, Butter Icing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 13, Butter Icing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 44, Butter Icing is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Icing reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 66, Butter Icing is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (78 vs 74) makes Butter Icing the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Butter Icing reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Butter Icing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 8, Butter Icing is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (78 vs 68) makes Butter Icing the marginally brighter of the two.
Butter Icing reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Butter Icing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 45, Butter Icing is decisively the brighter choice.
Butter Icing reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Butter Icing reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.