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Pottery Urn SW 7715
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Pottery Urn sits at L* 58.7, a* 10.3, b* 18.2. Its hue angle is 60° and its chroma is 20.9, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 69%.
LRV 26.7: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 26.7, Pottery Urn is lighter than 34% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Pottery Urn
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaucho Brown | 2096-40 | 2.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Serengeti Sand | 2164-40 | 2.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Chowning's Tan | CW-195 | 2.99 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Pottery Urn
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antique Chest | ECC-59-1 | 0.87 | Practically identical | |
| Nutshell | S220-5 | 0.89 | Practically identical | |
| Warm Cognac | MQ2-42 | 1.78 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renwick Rose Beige | SW 2804 | 1.56 | Very close | |
| Iced Mocha | SW 9092 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yearling | SW 7725 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Meadowlark | SW 7522 | 3.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Almond Roca | SW 9105 | 3.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Redend Point | SW 9081 | 4.03 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Nearly Brown SW 9093 · lighter, LRV 29.1
- Utaupeia SW 9088 · lighter, LRV 28.9
- Redend Point SW 9081 · lighter, LRV 29.7
- Dusted Truffle SW 9083 · darker, LRV 24.7
- Meadowlark SW 7522 · darker, LRV 24.4
- Hopsack SW 6109 · darker, LRV 23.9
Colors that go with Pottery Urn
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Pottery Urn:
- Accessible Beige SW 7036
- Roycroft Pewter SW 2848
- Creamy SW 7012
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Cruise SW 7606 · complementary (180°)
- Salon Rose SW 0061 · analogous (−30°)
- Rattan Palm SW 9533 · analogous (+30°)
- Grandview SW 6466 · triadic (120°)
- Brave Purple SW 6823 · triadic (240°)
Pottery Urn vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 8.2) is lighter (LRV 36.5 vs 26.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 8.8) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 26.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 9.5) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 26.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.