Dark Buff
Benjamin Moore's Dark Buff is a orange shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. A red undertone may emerge most clearly where the paint meets a cleaner white, stone surface or contrasting textile. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#B99B82LRV
35.19
Coordinating Colors
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 35), opening up a space where Dark Buff encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 35, French Macaroon is decisively the brighter choice.
Dark Buff reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 8), opening up a space where Cascabel Chile encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 35, Sheraton Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (40 vs 35) makes Brookline Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
Cafe Royal reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 37 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Dark Buff reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 19), opening up a space where Providence Blue encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 31) makes Dark Buff the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 14, Dark Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
Dark Buff reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Spruce encloses it.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 35), opening up a space where Dark Buff encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 37 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 49 vs 35, Shabby Chic is decisively the brighter choice.
Hillsborough Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 54 vs 35, Chocolate Mousse is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (35 vs 30) makes Dark Buff the marginally brighter of the two.
Dark Buff reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 22), opening up a space where Maryville Brown encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 35 vs 18, Dark Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
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Manufacturer description
A deeper neutral that's as comforting as a favorite leather jacket.