Classic Light Buff (SW 0050)
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Classic Light Buff (SW 0050) is a very light, warm off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Classic Light Buff
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Classic Light Buff by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Classic Light 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Collector's Item | AF-45 | 81.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Papier Blanc | HDC-NT-08 | 82.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pam's Lace | 7006-7 | 83 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Purity | 14-20 | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Classic Light Buff (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Classic Light Buff
Darker than Classic Light Buff
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0050 |
| Hex | #F0EADC |
| RGB | 240, 234, 220 |
| HSL | 42°, 40%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.8, -0.3, 7.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Classic Light Buff (SW 0050), published as #F0EADC
#DEE0DA
#FFF4DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Classic Light Buff (SW 0050)?
- Classic Light Buff has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Classic Light Buff is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Classic Light Buff in another brand?
- Pam's Lace (Valspar 7006-7) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Classic Light Buff warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Classic Light Buff as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.5; 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.