Southwest Pottery
Benjamin Moore's Southwest Pottery is a red shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. A red undertone may emerge most clearly where the paint meets a cleaner white, stone surface or contrasting textile. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#975F57LRV
16.56
Coordinating Colors
Carrington Beige reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 17), opening up a space where Southwest Pottery encloses it.
Marble White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 17), opening up a space where Southwest Pottery encloses it.
Egyptian Sand reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 17), opening up a space where Southwest Pottery encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 17), opening up a space where Southwest Pottery encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 17 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 17 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.
Complementary Colors
A 9-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 Southwest Pottery 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
Sandblast reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 17), opening up a space where Southwest Pottery encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (25 vs 17) makes Brown Teepee the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (25 vs 17) makes Almond Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
Appalachian Spring reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mudslide reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Southwest Pottery reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Southwest Pottery reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (17 vs 9) makes Southwest Pottery the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (17 vs 11) makes Southwest Pottery the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Southwest Pottery the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
A nuanced hue that captures the brown and red tones of kiln-fired clay.