Intercoastal Gray vs Buffed Plum
Intercoastal Gray is a Behr color while Buffed Plum comes from Cloverdale Paint. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 45 and 45, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 4.3, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Intercoastal Gray vs Buffed Plum in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Intercoastal Gray and Buffed Plum 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.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Intercoastal Gray vs Buffed Plum Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Intercoastal Gray on one side and Buffed Plum 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 Intercoastal Gray comparisons
See how Intercoastal Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Intercoastal Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 45, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 6, Intercoastal Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Intercoastal Gray reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Intercoastal Gray encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 27, Intercoastal Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Intercoastal Gray reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 13, Intercoastal Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 45), opening up a space where Intercoastal Gray encloses it.
Intercoastal Gray reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Intercoastal Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 8, Intercoastal Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Intercoastal Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Intercoastal Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Intercoastal Gray reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.