Colony Buff (SW 7723)
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Colony Buff (SW 7723) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Colony Buff
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Colony 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 Colony 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 | Cocoa Sand | 1122 | 56.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Almond Latte | N260-2 | 59.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wheat Toast | 3002-10B | 60 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | My Love | 1081-3 | 59 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Colony Buff (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Colony Buff
Darker than Colony Buff
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7723 |
| Hex | #DDC6AB |
| RGB | 221, 198, 171 |
| HSL | 32°, 42%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.1, 3.9, 16.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Colony Buff (SW 7723), published as #DDC6AB
#CDBCA9
#EED0AB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Colony Buff (SW 7723)?
- Colony Buff has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Colony Buff is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Colony Buff in another brand?
- Almond Latte (Behr N260-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Colony Buff warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Colony Buff as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.5; 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.