Egyptian Clay
Benjamin Moore's Egyptian Clay is a orange shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#A95844LRV
16.70
Coordinating Colors
Baby Fawn reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 17), opening up a space where Egyptian Clay encloses it.
Stoneware reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 17), opening up a space where Egyptian Clay encloses it.
Pistachio Ice Cream reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 17), opening up a space where Egyptian Clay encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 17, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (25 vs 17) makes Aegean Teal the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 17), opening up a space where Egyptian Clay encloses it.
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 31 vs 17, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 30 vs 17, Savannah Clay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 17, Mexican Tile is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (26 vs 17) makes Coral Bells the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Egyptian Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Egyptian Clay the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (17 vs 10) makes Egyptian Clay the marginally brighter of the two.
Egyptian Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 14), 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.
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Manufacturer description
We were awestruck at the vibrant colors used on the newly-discovered Egyptian artifacts.