Clay Pot
Sherwin-Williams Clay Pot (2917) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#9A4A33LRV
12.01
Clay Pot in Rooms
Follow Clay Pot from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Bathroom Photo
Clay Pot (2917) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under window light, mirrors and focused task lighting.
Clay Pot — traditional bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
The threshold between the street and the interior can draw different notes from Clay Pot (2917). The pink, red hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
modern luxury front door featuring Clay Pot by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Home Office Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Clay Pot (2917) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Sherwin-Williams Clay Pot in a industrial home office
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1 Bedroom Photo
In a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, the most interesting quality of Clay Pot (2917) may be the way it responds to bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures. The pink, red hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A cozy bedroom painted in Clay Pot
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1 Dining Room Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Clay Pot (2917) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Clay Pot paint in a art deco dining room
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1 Mudroom Photo
1 mudroom image place Clay Pot (2917) in a practical threshold where the outdoors enters the home. With an LRV of 12.0, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Clay Pot paint in a industrial mudroom
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1 Living Room Photo
Across 1 living room image, Clay Pot (2917) meets the movement from window light to lamplight. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
A contemporary living room painted in Clay Pot
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1 Kitchen Photo
The 1 kitchen image turn a pink swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Clay Pot — earthy kitchen
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1 Patio Photo
The broad shift from bright afternoon to dusk can draw different notes from Clay Pot (2917). The pink, red hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
boho patio featuring Clay Pot by Sherwin-Williams
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1 House Photo
These 1 house image show how Clay Pot (2917) can sit beside roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim. The pink, red hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Clay Pot color — maximalist house inspiration
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Expert Perspectives
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Coordinating Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (12 vs 6) makes Clay Pot the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (12 vs 9) makes Clay Pot the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 53 vs 12, Niebla Azul is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Lake reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Clay Pot encloses it.
Glass Bead reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 12), opening up a space where Clay Pot encloses it.
At LRV 29 vs 12, Morning at Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (12 vs 6) makes Clay Pot the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Baked Clay reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Clay Pot encloses it.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Chrysanthemum is decisively the brighter choice.
Copper Mountain reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Clay Pot the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Clay Pot the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (12 vs 6) makes Clay Pot the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
This earthy terracotta draws you into the warmth of sun-baked clay and rustic pottery, with deep orange-brown undertones that ground a space with understated richness. Perfect for creating an intimate, artisanal atmosphere in dining rooms or studies, especially when paired with natural wood and warm metallics.