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Baked Clay SW 6340
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Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Baked Clay sits at L* 57.6, a* 25.6, b* 27.3. Its hue angle is 47° and its chroma is 37.4, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 82%.
LRV 25.6: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 25.6, Baked Clay is lighter than 33% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Baked 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patina | 1195 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pennies from Heaven | 063 | 2.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Flower Pot | CC-96 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Baked 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warm Terra Cotta | PMD-11 | 1.11 | Very close | |
| Oxide | M200-6 | 1.26 | Very close | |
| Pinata | MQ1-26 | 1.46 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Coral | SW 2854 | 0.81 | Practically identical | |
| Chrysanthemum | SW 6347 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Copper Wire | SW 7707 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spiced Cider | SW 7702 | 4.21 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Emberglow | SW 6627 | 4.75 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Armagnac | SW 6354 | 4.88 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Armagnac SW 6354 · lighter, LRV 27.8
- Emberglow SW 6627 · lighter, LRV 29.3
- Copper Harbor SW 6634 · lighter, LRV 29.7
- Spiced Cider SW 7702 · darker, LRV 23.4
- Rojo Dust SW 9006 · darker, LRV 23.4
- Decorous Amber SW 0007 · darker, LRV 22.1
Colors that go with Baked Clay
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Baked Clay:
- Pueblo SW 7711
- Parisian Patina SW 9041
- Nearly Peach SW 6336
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Capri SW 6788 · complementary (180°)
- Pink Flamingo SW 0080 · analogous (−30°)
- Chamois SW 6131 · analogous (+30°)
- Jitterbug Jade SW 6987 · triadic (120°)
- Venture Violet SW 6970 · triadic (240°)
Baked Clay vs popular colors
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 3.8) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 25.6), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 9.2) is darker (LRV 19.0 vs 25.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 10.5) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.