Bauhaus Buff (SW 7552)
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Bauhaus Buff (SW 7552) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bauhaus Buff
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Bauhaus Buff by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Bauhaus 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 | Ionic Column | 1016 | 70.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cinnamon Cake | W-F-220 | 73.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Manila Cream | 3001-8C | 72 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | South Peak | 1071-1 | 75 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Bauhaus Buff (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Bauhaus Buff
Darker than Bauhaus Buff
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7552 |
| Hex | #E7DBCC |
| RGB | 231, 219, 204 |
| HSL | 33°, 36%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.0, 1.6, 8.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bauhaus Buff (SW 7552), published as #E7DBCC
#D6D1CA
#F9E5CC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bauhaus Buff (SW 7552)?
- Bauhaus Buff has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bauhaus Buff is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Bauhaus Buff in another brand?
- Cinnamon Cake (Behr W-F-220) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bauhaus Buff warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Bauhaus Buff as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.8; 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.