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Clove SW 9605
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Undertone: Subtle orange undertone
In CIELAB, Clove sits at L* 26.8, a* 2.0, b* 4.2. Its hue angle is 64° and its chroma is 4.6, so it leans orange only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 51%.
LRV 5.1: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 5.1, 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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Horizon | 2134-10 | 1.83 | Very close | |
| Black Bean Soup | 2130-10 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Night Shade | 2116-10 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espresso Beans | PPU5-1 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Espresso Beans | PPU5-01 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Off Broadway | MQ1-35 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sealskin | SW 7675 | 1.60 | Very close | |
| Armory | SW 9600 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cracked Pepper | SW 9580 | 2.89 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Fox | SW 7020 | 3.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Iron Gate | SW 2926 | 4.12 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Darkroom | SW 7083 | 4.41 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Ripe Olive SW 6209 · lighter, LRV 6.2
- Otter SW 6041 · lighter, LRV 6.3
- Black Fox SW 7020 · lighter, LRV 6.7
- Rockweed SW 2735 · darker, LRV 4.2
- Greenblack SW 6994 · darker, LRV 4.1
- Jasper SW 6216 · darker, LRV 4.1
Colors that go with Clove
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mount Etna SW 7625 · complementary (180°)
- Cracked Pepper SW 9580 · analogous (−30°)
- Andiron SW 6174 · analogous (+30°)
- Rookwood Shutter Green SW 2809 · triadic (120°)
- Black Swan SW 6279 · triadic (240°)
Clove vs popular colors
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 2.7) is about as light, more blue/cool.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 3.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams SW 7069, ΔE 4.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.