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Dark Clove SW 9183
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Dark Clove sits at L* 27.0, a* 4.5, b* 9.9. Its hue angle is 66° and its chroma is 10.8, so it leans orange clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 70%.
LRV 5.1: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 5.1, Dark Clove is lighter than 4% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Dark Clove
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Brown | 2115-10 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Oxford Brown | ES-67 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tarpley Brown | CW-170 | 3.16 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Dark Clove
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rave Raisin | HDC-MD-13 | 4.07 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bitter Chocolate | 790B-7 | 4.48 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Havana Coffee | N210-7 | 4.54 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Smoke | SW 7027 | 2.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Van Dyke Brown | SW 7041 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Turkish Coffee | SW 6076 | 3.68 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cracked Pepper | SW 9580 | 3.81 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Iron Gate | SW 2926 | 3.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Otter | SW 6041 | 4.21 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Otter SW 6041 · lighter, LRV 6.3
- Van Dyke Brown SW 7041 · lighter, LRV 6.5
- Hickory Smoke SW 7027 · lighter, LRV 6.6
- French Roast SW 6069 · darker, LRV 4.3
- Rockweed SW 2735 · darker, LRV 4.2
- Iron Gate SW 2926 · darker, LRV 0.0
Colors that go with Dark Clove
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Dark Clove:
- Aged White SW 9180
- Rita's Rouge SW 9003
- Creamy SW 7012
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Gale Force SW 7605 · complementary (180°)
- Bitter Chocolate SW 6013 · analogous (−30°)
- Andiron SW 6174 · analogous (+30°)
- Westhaven SW 9675 · triadic (120°)
- Quixotic Plum SW 6265 · triadic (240°)
Dark Clove vs popular colors
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 3.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 6.2) is lighter (LRV 7.0 vs 5.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 6.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.