In The Buff (PPG 1019-2)
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In The Buff (PPG 1019-2) is a light, warm greige from PPG Paints: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with In The Buff
Four PPG Paints colors picked for In The Buff by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to In The Buff, 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 | Symmetry | SW 9601 | 61 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Mocha Cream | 995 | 57.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Old Map | N230-2 | 59.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sand Storm | 2004-10B | 59 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to In The Buff (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than In The Buff
Darker than In The Buff
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1019-2 |
| Hex | #D6CBBF |
| RGB | 214, 203, 191 |
| HSL | 31°, 22%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.3, 1.8, 7.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
In The Buff (PPG 1019-2), published as #D6CBBF
#C5C1BD
#E8D5BF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of In The Buff (PPG 1019-2)?
- In The Buff has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so In The Buff is a light color.
- What is the closest match to In The Buff in another brand?
- Old Map (Behr N230-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is In The Buff warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists In The Buff as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.