Vanilla Latte vs Bauhaus Buff
Vanilla Latte (Jotun) and Bauhaus Buff (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 71 vs 72 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 1.7 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Vanilla Latte vs Bauhaus Buff in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Vanilla Latte and Bauhaus Buff 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.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Vanilla Latte vs Bauhaus Buff Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vanilla Latte on one side and Bauhaus Buff 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 Vanilla Latte comparisons
See how Vanilla Latte stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 71, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 6, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Vanilla Latte reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 58, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 27, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 55, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 13, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 44, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 71), opening up a space where Vanilla Latte encloses it.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes Vanilla Latte the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (83 vs 71) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 8, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 45, Vanilla Latte is decisively the brighter choice.
Vanilla Latte reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.