Match Butter
PPG Butter is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 82. 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.
View full Butter color page →
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 82 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Lemon Spirit reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (82 vs 79) makes Butter the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (82 vs 77) makes Butter the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Yellow Blitz reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Butter reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 82 vs 70, Butter is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Butter reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (92 vs 82) makes First Light the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 82 vs 68, Butter is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
