Gold Finch vs Buffalo Hide
Gold Finch is a Cloverdale Paint color while Buffalo Hide comes from PPG. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 36 and 35, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 4.9, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Gold Finch vs Buffalo Hide Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gold Finch on one side and Buffalo Hide 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 Gold Finch comparisons
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At LRV 36 vs 6, Gold Finch is decisively the brighter choice.
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Gold Finch reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 36, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 36), opening up a space where Gold Finch encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 36, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (36 vs 27) makes Gold Finch the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 55 vs 36, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 36 vs 13, Gold Finch is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (44 vs 36) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 83 vs 36, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 36 vs 12, Gold Finch is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 36, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Gold Finch reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 36 vs 12, Gold Finch is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (45 vs 36) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Gold Finch reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gold Finch reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Gold Finch reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 36), opening up a space where Gold Finch encloses it.