Butter Up vs Honorable Blue
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Butter Up belongs to the beige family and Honorable Blue to the blue family. At LRV 74 vs 6, Butter Up will read as the brighter of the two — a 68-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Butter Up's warm character against Honorable Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 88.0, 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.
Butter Up vs Honorable Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Butter Up and Honorable Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Butter Up will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Honorable Blue would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Butter Up will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Honorable Blue would.
Color Details
Butter Up vs Honorable Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Butter Up on one side and Honorable Blue 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.