Colony Capital 10-Q 2011 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Colony Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for quarter ended June 30, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Darren J. Tangen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(i) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: August 8, 2011	/s/ Darren J. Tangen
	Darren J. Tangen Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer