Butterfield vs Honorable Blue
Butterfield and Honorable Blue come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Butterfield reads as beige, while Honorable Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 52-point LRV gap — 57 for Butterfield vs 6 for Honorable Blue — means Butterfield will open up a space more effectively. Where Butterfield leans warm, Honorable Blue reads cool — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 103.3 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Butterfield vs Honorable Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Butterfield 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.
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. Butterfield reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Honorable Blue.
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. Butterfield reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Honorable Blue.
Color Details
Butterfield vs Honorable Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Butterfield 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.
More Butterfield comparisons
See how Butterfield stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 57 vs 6, Butterfield is decisively the brighter choice.
Butterfield reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Butterfield the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 27, Butterfield is decisively the brighter choice.
Butterfield reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Butterfield reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 13, Butterfield is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 44, Butterfield is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 57), opening up a space where Butterfield encloses it.
Butterfield reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 57, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 57, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Butterfield is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Butterfield reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Butterfield reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Butterfield is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (57 vs 45) makes Butterfield the marginally brighter of the two.
Butterfield reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Butterfield reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Butterfield reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.