Baked Clay
With a focus on genuinely dark tones, Baked Clay (035) is a standout Red in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. See it applied across 5 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#9E5545
LRV
15.06
Baked Clay in Real Rooms
Baked Clay has a low LRV of 15.06 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Red family, the photos below show it applied in a bathroom.
5 Bathroom Photos
Small bathrooms amplify whatever color is on the wall, which makes the choice more consequential than it first appears. Baked Clay has enough depth to register without closing the room in, and it plays well with white subway tile or warm wood accents.
Baked Clay walls bring rich, terracotta-inspired depth to this space.
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This bathroom's Baked Clay walls establish grounded, natural sophistication.
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Bathroom surfaces in Baked Clay deliver warm, welcoming character.
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Baked Clay walls wrap this bathroom in warm, inviting comfort.
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Laundry room walls in Baked Clay combine function with warm aesthetics.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 90 vs 15, Chantilly Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Gray Cashmere reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 15), opening up a space where Baked Clay encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 15, Maritime White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Aegean Teal reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 15, Blue Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Beneath the Clouds reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 15), opening up a space where Baked Clay encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (19 vs 15) makes Providence Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Van Courtland Blue reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 15), opening up a space where Baked Clay encloses it.
With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
Audubon Russet reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (18 vs 15) makes Sedona Clay the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (21 vs 15) makes Spoonful of Sugar the marginally brighter of the two.
Patina reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Baked Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 15 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (15 vs 8) makes Baked Clay the marginally brighter of the two.