Decatur Buff

HC-38 · Benjamin Moore

Decatur Buff HC-38 as a flat swatch, not a painted room

Benjamin Moore

Decatur Buff

HC-38

Hex code

#C1A77D

Light reflectance value (LRV)

39.8Medium, moodier in dim rooms

0 black100 white

Undertone

Strong yellow, a warm color

Color family: Neutral
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Benjamin Moore Decatur Buff HC-38 is a medium neutral paint color, a strong, saturated color rather than a neutral, leaning yellow, with an LRV of 40, a medium depth that absorbs more light than it reflects.

Is Decatur Buff warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans yellow

Undertone

Strong yellow

graysaturated

A strong color.

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Use the visualizer to narrow your shortlist, then confirm the finalist on your actual wall. A peel-and-stick sample of Decatur Buff, checked in morning and evening light, is the last step before a gallon.