RAL 370-M vs Butterscotch
Where RAL 370-M belongs to RAL Effect's range, Butterscotch is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (23 vs 25), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.7, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 370-M vs Butterscotch in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. RAL 370-M and Butterscotch are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
RAL 370-M vs Butterscotch Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 370-M on one side and Butterscotch 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.
More RAL 370-M comparisons
See how RAL 370-M stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 23), opening up a space where RAL 370-M encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 23, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (30 vs 23) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 23, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 23), opening up a space where RAL 370-M encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 23, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 23), opening up a space where RAL 370-M encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 23), opening up a space where RAL 370-M encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 23, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 23), opening up a space where RAL 370-M encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 23), opening up a space where RAL 370-M encloses it.
RAL 370-M reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 370-M reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 23), opening up a space where RAL 370-M encloses it.
RAL 370-M reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 23), opening up a space where RAL 370-M encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (31 vs 23) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.