The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Spoonful of Sugar
Benjamin Moore · 041
Terracotta with the lights on
Creekbed
Benjamin Moore · 1006
The taupe that makes marble look expensive
In real rooms
Every room, each colorCreekbed
1 roomThe difference
Read from the numbersCreekbed is the lighter of the two at LRV 33.34, 12.4 points above Spoonful of Sugar at LRV 20.98. Both read warm. Spoonful of Sugar is a oranges, Creekbed a neutrals. For a whole room, Creekbed 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 wordsDo 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.
Creekbed is a true taupe — grey and brown balanced so evenly that it reads as neither, with a faint pink warmth underneath. At LRV 33 it is a mid-tone, dark enough to feel like a color and light enough to keep a small room from closing in. It is the shade of wet river stone.