Match Believable Buff
Sherwin-Williams Believable Buff is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 59. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 59 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 59 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 59 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (62 vs 59) makes Trench Coat the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Ginseng reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Light ivory the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 140-6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (62 vs 59) makes Almond Biscuit the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (65 vs 59) makes Cinnamon Foam the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Believable Buff reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.