Match Bauhaus Buff
Sherwin-Williams Bauhaus Buff is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 72. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 73 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 72 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 72 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Clover Honey the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 72 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Botany Beige reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 72), opening up a space where Bauhaus Buff encloses it. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 75 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.