Butterfield vs Nugget
Butterfield and Nugget come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 11-point LRV gap — 57 for Butterfield vs 46 for Nugget — means Butterfield will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of NaN puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Butterfield vs Nugget in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Butterfield and Nugget in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 Nugget.
Color Details
Butterfield vs Nugget Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Butterfield on one side and Nugget 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.