Match Sweet Buttermilk
Cloverdale Paint Sweet Buttermilk is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 84. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Sweet Buttermilk reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 84 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (84 vs 79) makes Sweet Buttermilk the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 0502-Y reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cleanroom white reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Sweet Buttermilk reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 70), opening up a space where Gentle Lamb encloses it. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.