Match Butterball
Cloverdale Paint Butterball is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 87. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (87 vs 81) makes Butterball the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 87 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Butterball reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 7-point LRV gap (87 vs 80) makes Butterball the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 8-point LRV gap (87 vs 79) makes Butterball the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Butterball reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (87 vs 76) makes Butterball the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (87 vs 81) makes Butterball the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 87 vs 72, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Butterball reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 70), opening up a space where Fresh Pasta encloses it. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
First Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 92 vs 87), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 87 vs 72, Butterball is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Butterball reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 68), opening up a space where Light ivory encloses it. At ΔE 10.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 87), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 15.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.