The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Honey Hut
Benjamin Moore · 2102-60
Blush with a pulse
Spoonful of Sugar
Benjamin Moore · 041
Terracotta with the lights on
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersHoney Hut is the lighter of the two at LRV 61.51, 40.5 points above Spoonful of Sugar at LRV 20.98. Both read warm. Honey Hut is a pinks, Spoonful of Sugar a oranges. For a whole room, Honey Hut is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Spoonful of Sugar is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsHoney Hut is a pale dusty pink with enough grey-beige in it to stay sophisticated. At LRV 62 it is light and airy, but it is unmistakably pink — more so than Bride to Be, less so than Pink Cloud. It has the softness of a powder puff and none of the sugar.
Do not let the name fool you — Spoonful of Sugar is a deep, saturated caramel-terracotta, not a pastel. With an LRV of 21 it is a real color with real weight, and in a high-gloss lacquer it becomes something else entirely: a warm, glowing envelope that turns a library or dining room into a jewel box.