Bare vs Butter Pecan
Bare and Butter Pecan come from the same Benjamin Moore collection. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 3-point LRV gap — 86 for Butter Pecan vs 83 for Bare — means Butter Pecan will open up a space more effectively. Both share a red character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 2.0 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Bare vs Butter Pecan Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bare on one side and Butter Pecan on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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Bare reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Bare reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Bare is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Bare is decisively the brighter choice.
Bare reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Bare is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Bare is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Bare is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Bare the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Bare is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Bare is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Bare is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Bare is decisively the brighter choice.
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