Match Middle Buff
Little Greene Middle Buff is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 22. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 24 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (26 vs 22) makes Cut The Mustard the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (26 vs 22) makes Dried Mustard the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (33 vs 22) makes Child of the Moon the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 22 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Butter Rum reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 9-point LRV gap (31 vs 22) makes Beeswax the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Mustard Blanket reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 22), opening up a space where Middle Buff encloses it. At ΔE 16.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
India Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 22), opening up a space where Middle Buff encloses it. At ΔE 17.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (33 vs 22) makes S 3030-Y30R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 20.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 3-point LRV gap (25 vs 22) makes Natural Clay the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 21.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.