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Brickyard Clay CW-235
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Brickyard Clay sits at L* 49.5, a* 24.4, b* 17.7. Its hue angle is 36° and its chroma is 30.2, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 62%.
LRV 19.6: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 19.6, Brickyard Clay is lighter than 20% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Brickyard Clay
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roycroft Adobe | SW 0040 | 2.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Foxy | SW 6333 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Henna Shade | SW 6326 | 3.37 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Brickyard Clay
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Baked Earth | HDC-CL-08 | 1.07 | Very close | |
| Preserved Petals | HDC-WR15-7 | 2.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Colonial Brick | PPU2-13 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Brick | 2093-30 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Potters Wheel | 1294 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sedona Clay | 2174-30 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Canyon Rock | CSP-1120 | 3.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Heirloom Quilt | CSP-1185 | 3.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Baked Terra Cotta | 1202 | 3.87 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Raspberry Glacé CSP-430 · lighter, LRV 20.9
- Mountain Retreat 1176 · lighter, LRV 20.6
- Audubon Russet HC-51 · lighter, LRV 20.9
- Walnut CW-240 · darker, LRV 17.6
- Warm Sienna 1203 · darker, LRV 16.8
- Coyote Trail 1224 · darker, LRV 16.7
Colors that go with Brickyard Clay
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Salzburg Blue 755 · complementary (180°)
- Prom Dress 1273 · analogous (−30°)
- Runyon Canyon Tan 1140 · analogous (+30°)
- Nile Green 2035-30 · triadic (120°)
- Waterdrop CC-902 · triadic (240°)
Brickyard Clay vs popular colors
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 4.5) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 10.1) is lighter (LRV 23.6 vs 19.6), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 10.1) is darker (LRV 11.5 vs 19.6).