Match Buttermilk
Dulux Buttermilk is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 77. 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 4-point LRV gap (77 vs 73) makes Buttermilk the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (77 vs 72) makes Buttermilk the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 77 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Buttermilk reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (77 vs 69) makes Buttermilk the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (80 vs 77) makes Rice Wine the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (77 vs 70) makes Buttermilk the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 77 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (82 vs 77) makes G304 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 9-point LRV gap (77 vs 68) makes Buttermilk the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 77 vs 65, Buttermilk is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (77 vs 70) makes Buttermilk the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.