Match Butterscotch
Sherwin-Williams Butterscotch is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 25. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
At LRV NaN vs NaN, Monarch Gold is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Millionaire reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Butterscotch reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Butter Rum reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Ochre yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (31 vs 25) makes Beeswax the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cherished Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
India Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 25), opening up a space where Butterscotch encloses it. At ΔE 13.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (25 vs 19) makes Butterscotch the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 8-point LRV gap (33 vs 25) makes S 3030-Y30R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 16.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.