Baked Clay vs Mount Etna

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Baked Clay belongs to the beige-pink family and Mount Etna to the blue-grey family. Baked Clay (LRV 26) reflects noticeably more light than Mount Etna (LRV 6), a difference of 19 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Baked Clay runs warm while Mount Etna is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 50.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.