Match Spiced Butternut
PPG Spiced Butternut is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 70. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 71 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Lemon Peel reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 70), opening up a space where Spiced Butternut encloses it. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Spiced Butternut reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Spiced Butternut reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Carys reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Spiced Butternut reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 38), opening up a space where N391 encloses it. At ΔE 19.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Spiced Butternut reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 48), opening up a space where Lemon yellow encloses it. At ΔE 22.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Spiced Butternut is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 28.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (70 vs 65) makes Spiced Butternut the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 32.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Spiced Butternut reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 34.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.