Clay Beige
Clay Beige is a versatile and reflective White from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. Below, you'll find 5 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#D9CFBB
LRV
61.61
Clay Beige in Real Rooms
Clay Beige has a high LRV of 61.61 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the White family, the photos below show it applied in a living room, kitchen, bathroom and misc.
2 Living Room Photos
There is a specific "glow" that Clay Beige takes on during the golden hour in a living room. As the sun sets, the pigments react with the low-angled light to create a hazy, ethereal atmosphere that feels incredibly high-end. It's a color that rewards those who use the room during the transition of the day.
Hallway walls wrapped in warm, inviting Clay Beige create a welcoming passage.
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Soft Clay Beige walls guide the eye through this serene hallway space.
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1 Kitchen Photo
Kitchens are often the noisiest rooms in the house; Clay Beige provides the visual equivalent of acoustic dampening. Its steady, calm presence helps lower the "volume" of the room, creating a more pleasant environment for cooking and conversation.
Kitchen cabinetry and walls dressed in Clay Beige establish a cohesive, calm backdrop.
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1 Bathroom Photo
In the bathroom, Clay Beige brings a spa-like intentionality to the space. It responds well to task lighting and natural light alike, and pairs beautifully with white fixtures, warm wood vanities, or brushed brass hardware for a polished, restful result.
Bathroom walls painted in Clay Beige provide a soothing, spa-like atmosphere.
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1 Misc Photo
Clay Beige shows up in some unexpected spaces in these photos — hallways, laundry rooms, and accent walls. Each one makes the case that the color's versatility extends well beyond the obvious applications into every corner of the home.
Nursery walls in Clay Beige create a gentle, restful environment for infants.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 78 vs 62, Dove Wing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 49, Clay Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Clay Beige reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 25), opening up a space where Kingsport Gray encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 22, Clay Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 63 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Clay Beige reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 22), opening up a space where Normandy encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (62 vs 58) makes Clay Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
Clay Beige reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 24), opening up a space where Bachelor Blue encloses it.
Clay Beige reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 28), opening up a space where Mineral Alloy encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 34, Clay Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Clay Beige reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 36), opening up a space where Comet encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 14, Clay Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Etiquette reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where Clay Beige encloses it.
Fog Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (65 vs 62) makes Elmira White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (72 vs 62) makes Strand of Pearls the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
At LRV 62 vs 43, Clay Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 45, Clay Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 40, Clay Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Clay Beige reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 41), opening up a space where Danville Tan encloses it.
Clay Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.