Match Butterfield
Sherwin-Williams Butterfield is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 57. 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.
Butterfield reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Sunny Mood reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Smiley Face reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Butterfield reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Butterfield reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Butterfield reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Butterfield reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Butterfield reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 42), opening up a space where Yellow-Pink encloses it. At ΔE 11.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Butterfield reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 43), opening up a space where Emperor encloses it. At ΔE 17.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 57 vs 38, Butterfield is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 28.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 57 vs 19, Butterfield is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 29.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 57 vs 33, Butterfield is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 30.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.