Clay Beige
Benjamin Moore Clay Beige (OC-11) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its beige and greige classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#D9CFBBLRV
61.61
Clay Beige in Rooms
Follow Clay Beige from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 5 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 Living Room Photos
The 2 living room images turn a white swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
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
These 1 kitchen image show how Clay Beige (OC-11) can sit beside stone, timber, tile and metal finishes. Its red undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Kitchen cabinetry and walls dressed in Clay Beige establish a cohesive, calm backdrop.
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1 Bathroom Photo
1 bathroom image place Clay Beige (OC-11) in a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together. An LRV of 61.6 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Bathroom walls painted in Clay Beige provide a soothing, spa-like atmosphere.
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1 Misc Photo
1 misc image trace Clay Beige (OC-11) through the color’s movement from one type of space to another. Catalog words such as Calming, Cozy, Grounding offer another lens on its character.
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.
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Manufacturer description
An overall muted cast lends versatility to this warm, sandy shade.