Colony Buff vs Fresco Cream
Colony Buff and Fresco Cream come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. 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 — 59 vs 57 — 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. ΔE 3.0 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Colony Buff vs Fresco Cream in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Colony Buff and Fresco Cream 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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Colony Buff vs Fresco Cream Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Colony Buff on one side and Fresco Cream 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 Colony Buff comparisons
See how Colony Buff stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 59 vs 6, Colony Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
Colony Buff reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Colony Buff the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 59 vs 27, Colony Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
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Colony Buff reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes Colony Buff the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 13, Colony Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 44, Colony Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 74 vs 59, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 59, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Colony Buff reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 12, Colony Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 8, Colony Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Colony Buff reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 12, Colony Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 45, Colony Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
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