Baked Clay vs Auburn Embers
Where Baked Clay belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Auburn Embers is a Dulux color. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Auburn Embers (LRV 18) reflects noticeably more light than Baked Clay (LRV 15), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 10.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Baked Clay vs Auburn Embers in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Baked Clay and Auburn Embers in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Auburn Embers gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Auburn Embers reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Baked Clay vs Auburn Embers Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Baked Clay on one side and Auburn Embers on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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