Buff (SW 7683)
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Buff (SW 7683) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Buff
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for 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 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 | Heartsmere | 1114 | 70.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Light Incense | UL150-7 | 73.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | A True Antique | 7003-18 | 79 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Honey Beige | 1207-3 | 78 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Buff (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Buff
Darker than Buff
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7683 |
| Hex | #F1DFC1 |
| RGB | 241, 223, 193 |
| HSL | 38°, 63%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, 1.5, 17.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Buff (SW 7683), published as #F1DFC1
#E0D5BF
#FFE9C1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Buff (SW 7683)?
- Buff has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Buff is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Buff in another brand?
- Heartsmere (BM 1114) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Buff warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Buff as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.0; 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.