Savage Ground vs Believable Buff
Where Savage Ground belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Believable Buff is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (57 vs 59), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 2.2, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Savage Ground vs Believable Buff in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Savage Ground and Believable 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Savage Ground vs Believable Buff Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Savage Ground on one side and Believable 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 Savage Ground comparisons
See how Savage Ground stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 12-point LRV gap (69 vs 57) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Savage Ground encloses it.
Savage Ground reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Savage Ground the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 30, Savage Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
Savage Ground reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Savage Ground reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 43, Savage Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 4, Savage Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Savage Ground reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Savage Ground reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 57, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 21, Savage Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where Savage Ground encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Savage Ground encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes Savage Ground the marginally brighter of the two.
Savage Ground reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Savage Ground reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 41, Savage Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
Savage Ground reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Savage Ground reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 31, Savage Ground is decisively the brighter choice.