Buff Tone (Behr S230-1)
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Buff Tone (Behr S230-1) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 65.8, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Buff Tone
Four Behr colors picked for Buff Tone by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Buff Tone, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Pueblo | SW 7711 | 66 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Point Beach | 1136 | 66.5 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Strawberry Malt | 2008-8C | 65 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Malibu Dune | 1083-4 | 64 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Buff Tone (LRV 65.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Buff Tone
Darker than Buff Tone
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S230-1 |
| Hex | #E8D0B9 |
| RGB | 232, 208, 185 |
| HSL | 29°, 51%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.9, 4.8, 14.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Buff Tone (Behr S230-1), published as #E8D0B9
#D7C6B7
#F9DAB9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Buff Tone (Behr S230-1)?
- Buff Tone has an LRV of 65.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Buff Tone is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Buff Tone in another brand?
- Malibu Dune (PPG 1083-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Buff Tone warm or cool?
- Behr lists Buff Tone as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.