Colony Buff
Sherwin-Williams's Colony Buff is a yellow shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its beige classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. 2 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
#DDC6ABLRV
58.72
Colony Buff's Color Strip
Colony Buff is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Strip 292 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Colony Buff in Rooms
Follow Colony Buff from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 2 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Bedroom Photo
Viewed across 1 bedroom image in a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, Colony Buff (7723) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 58.7 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Bedroom walls embrace warmth and comfort with Colony Buff.
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1 Living Room Photo
The room’s shift from daytime energy to evening calm can draw different notes from Colony Buff (7723). The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Fireplace surround and walls radiate inviting Colony Buff tones.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 81 vs 59, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.
White Hyacinth reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 59), opening up a space where Colony Buff encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 34, Colony Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 81 vs 59, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (62 vs 59) makes Interactive Cream the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sundew reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Colony Buff reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 6), opening up a space where Mount Etna encloses it.
Colony Buff reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 34), opening up a space where Debonair encloses it.
Colony Buff reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 7), opening up a space where Tarragon encloses it.
Colony Buff reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 11), opening up a space where Rain Cloud encloses it.
Colony Buff reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 7), opening up a space where Sea Mariner encloses it.
Starry Night reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 20, Colony Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 72 vs 59, Bauhaus Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 59, Downy is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (67 vs 59) makes Steamed Chai the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (64 vs 59) makes Dirty Martini the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
At LRV 59 vs 34, Colony Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 43, Colony Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 42, Colony Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (59 vs 47) makes Colony Buff the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This warm, inviting buff evokes the soft glow of candlelit rooms and vintage linen, with subtle golden undertones that feel both timeless and comforting. Perfect for creating an understated elegance in living spaces, bedrooms, or dining rooms where warmth and approachability are desired.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.