Gentle Fawn vs In The Buff
Gentle Fawn is a Dulux color while In The Buff comes from PPG. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 65 vs 60, Gentle Fawn will read as the brighter of the two — a 5-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. With a ΔE of 1.5, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gentle Fawn vs In The Buff in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Gentle Fawn and In The Buff are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Gentle Fawn has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Gentle Fawn gives the walls a little more lift.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Gentle Fawn reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Gentle Fawn vs In The Buff Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gentle Fawn on one side and In The Buff on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Gentle Fawn comparisons
See how Gentle Fawn stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 65 vs 6, Gentle Fawn is decisively the brighter choice.
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Gentle Fawn reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Gentle Fawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Fawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (65 vs 58) makes Gentle Fawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 27, Gentle Fawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Fawn reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Gentle Fawn reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (65 vs 55) makes Gentle Fawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 13, Gentle Fawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 44, Gentle Fawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 65), opening up a space where Gentle Fawn encloses it.
Gentle Fawn reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (74 vs 65) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 65, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Fawn reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Gentle Fawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 8, Gentle Fawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (68 vs 65) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Gentle Fawn reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Gentle Fawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 45, Gentle Fawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Fawn reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.