Match Biltmore Buff
Sherwin-Williams Biltmore Buff is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 61. 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.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Biltmore Buff the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes County Cream the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 61 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Biltmore Buff reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 61 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 57) makes Biltmore Buff the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Biltmore Buff reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Biltmore Buff reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Biltmore Buff reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Biltmore Buff reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cinnamon Foam reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (61 vs 53) makes Biltmore Buff the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.