Match Barely Butter
PPG Barely Butter is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 80. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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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.
With LRVs of 80 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 80 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (86 vs 80) makes Lemon Tint the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Barely Butter reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 81 and 80, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Barely Butter reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (80 vs 70) makes Barely Butter the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 80 vs 68, Barely Butter is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Barely Butter reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (80 vs 70) makes Barely Butter the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.